zubilligen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

16th century,[1] zu- +‎ billigen.

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Verb[edit]

zubilligen (weak, third-person singular present billigt zu, past tense billigte zu, past participle zugebilligt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to (legally, morally) concede, to grant, to allow (a right etc.) [+dative to whom]
    Synonyms: zugestehen, gewähren
    Antonyms: verweigern, abschlagen
    ein Recht zubilligento grant a right

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “zubilligen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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