Definitions
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- verb transitive To
burden ;charge ; make bound.
Etymologies
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From Middle English belasten, bilasten, from Old English behlæstan ("to load a ship"), equivalent to be- + last. Cognate with Dutch belasten ("to charge, load, burden, tax"), German belasten ("to burden, charge, load, strain").
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Examples
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ICANN, de organisatie die is belast met de wereldwijde uitgifte van domeinnamen, heeft de vergunning voor de dubieuze registrar EstDomains ingetrokken.
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