Dutch–English dictionary

verdovend

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

verdovende middel

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.

verdoving

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

verdraagzaam

(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.

verdraagzaamheid

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]

verdraaid

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

verdraaien

(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

verdrag

An agreement or contract.

verdragen

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

verdriet

Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

verdrietig

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

verdrievoudigen

(transitive, dated) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

verdrijven

(transitive) To expel, especially from the mind.

verdrijving

(now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.

verdringen

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.

verdringing

(psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

verdrinken

(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

verdronken

That has died by drowning.

verdrukken

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

verdrukt

(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

verdubbeling

The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

verduidelijken

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

verduidelijking

The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

verduisteren

(transitive) To obscure in darkness.

verduistering

(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.

verduiveld

(euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.

verduldigheid

Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.

verdunnen

(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

verdunner

That which dilutes.

verduren

(now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).

verdwaasdheid

The state of being befuddled.

verdwazen

(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

verdwazing

A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

verdwergen

(transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).

verdwijnen

(intransitive) To vanish.

verdwijnend

Disappearing, vanishing.

verdwijnhoekje

A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children

verdwijning

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

vereenvoudigen

(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

vereenvoudiging

The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

vereenzelving

A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.

vereeuwigen

To make eternally famous.

vereffening

The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

vereisen

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

vereist

Essential, indispensable, required.

vereiste

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

verenigbaar

Capable of easy interaction.

verenigd

Joined into a single entity.

verenigen

(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

vereniging

An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.

vereniging zonder winstoogmerk

Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).

verenkleed

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

vereren

(transitive) To invest with dignity or honour.

verergeren

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

verergering

The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

verering

(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

verf

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

verfijnd

Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:

verfijnen

To make more acute, intense, or effective.

verfijning

A fine or subtle distinction.

verfilmen

(transitive, cinematography) To film, shoot.

verfoeilijk

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

verfraaien

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

verfrissen

To cause (something) to become cooler; to reduce the temperature of.

verfrissend

That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.

verfrissing

The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.

verg.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

vergaan

(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

vergaderen

(intransitive) To hold a conference or consultation.

vergadering

A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).

vergankelijk

Lasting for a short period of time.

vergankelijkheid

The state of being perishable; perishability.

vergassen

(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.

vergeeflijk

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

vergeefs

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

vergeetachtig

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

vergeetachtigheid

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

vergeetput

A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

vergelden

(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

vergelding

A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.

vergelen

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

vergelijkbaar

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

vergelijken

(transitive, rare, used with "to" or "with") To liken, compare to something similar.

vergelijkend

Of or relating to comparison.

vergelijkende trap

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

vergelijking

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

vergemakkelijken

To make easy or easier.

vergenoegen

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

vergetelheid

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

vergetelijk

Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

vergetelput

A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

vergeten

(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.

vergeven

(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

vergeving

The action of forgiving.

vergevingsgezindheid

A readiness to forgive.

vergevorderd

In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.

vergewissen

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

vergezellen

(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.

vergiet

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

vergieten

(transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.

vergif

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

vergiffenis

An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

vergift

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

vergiftiging

The administration of a poison.

Vergilius

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.

vergissing

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

verglimmen

(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

vergoeden

(chiefly, legal) To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

vergoeding

(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.

vergoelijken

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

vergokken

(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.

vergrijp

That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

vergrijpen

(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.

vergrijzen

(demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

vergroenen

(transitive) To make or turn (something) green or greener.

vergroten

(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

vergrotende trap

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

vergroting

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

vergruizelen

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

verguizen

(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

vergulden

(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

vergunnen

To authorize officially.

vergunning

(countable) An act of authorizing.

verhaal

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

verhaallijn

(literature) The plot of a story.

verhaaltje

A fairy tale or other story read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

verhaasten

(transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

verhakkelen

To destroy beyond recognition.

verhalen

(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.

verhalenboek

A book containing stories, especially children's stories.

verhalend

Telling a story.

verhandelen

(transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.

verhandeling

(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

verhang

(calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.

verhangen

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

verhanging

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

verharden

(intransitive) To become hard.

verharding

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

verharen

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

verheerlijken

(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).

verheffen

(transitive) To praise; to make high.

verheffing in de adelstand

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called Sir.

verhelderen

(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.

verhemelte

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

verheugd

Pleased; happy; gratified.

verheugen

(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.

verheugend

Pleasing, satisfying.

verhevigen

(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

verheviging

The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

verhinderen

(transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]