beleren

beler +‎ -en

beleren f (plural belerennow)

1. singulative of beler (“cress”)

• beleren lowarth (“garden cress, rocket”)

• beleeren (archaic)

From be- +‎ leren. Perhaps borrowed from German belehren, which is more common.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈleː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧le‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

beleren

1. (transitive) to reprimand, to criticise (now usually connoting pedantry)

   Synonym: terechtwijzen

   De leraar besloot de studenten streng te beleren over hun slordige werk.

   The teacher decided to reprimand the students sternly for their sloppy work.

   Hij heeft de neiging om anderen te beleren over hun fouten, wat soms als betuttelend wordt ervaren.

   He has a tendency to criticize others for their mistakes, which is sometimes perceived as pedantic.

   De oudere collega houdt ervan om zijn jongere collega's te beleren over de juiste werkwijze, zelfs als ze het al goed doen.

   The older colleague enjoys lecturing his younger colleagues on the correct way of doing things, even when they are already doing it well.

2. (transitive, dated) to educate [from late 16th c.]

   Synonyms: onderrichten, onderwijzen

• belering