SAT Woordvaardigheden 4 - Les 50

to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

rehabiliteren

to make a counterattack or respond in a similar manner

wraak nemen

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

verduisteren

to soften or break down food by soaking it in a liquid, often a flavored liquid like wine or vinegar

macereren

make imperfect

schaden

to officially start or introduce something

inwijden

assign a name or title to

benoemen

to state one's opinion in such a manner that shows one believes to be the only person to fully know it and be unarguably correct

dogmatiseren

pull up by or as if by the roots

ontwortelen

to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal

samenwerken

fall into decay or ruin

vervallen

(of a monarch or ruler) to step down from a position of power

abdicaat

to create a series of holes in something, typically for the purpose of making separation or tearing easier

perforeren

to chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

kauwen

to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank

degradatie

to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry

ontvochtigen

to fertilize a woman's egg with sperm, resulting in pregnancy

bevruchten

to introduce new ideas, methods, or products to improve or change the current way of doing things

innoveren

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

in beslag nemen

to free someone or something from a difficult or entangled situation

bevrijden