afdekken

Definitions of afdekken
  1. verb
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    synonyms: bedekken, behangen, omsluieren, overdekken
    overdekken, verbreiden, verspreiden
    form a cover over
    beleggen
    put something on top of something else
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    besmeren, insmeren, smeren, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verstrijken, wrijven
    cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
    overdekken
    provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
    stofferen
    cover with a carpet
    bedelven, stofferen
    cover completely, as if with a carpet
    besmeren, insmeren, smeren, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verstrijken, wrijven
    spread or daub (a surface)
    bekleden, coaten, dekken
    put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
    beboteren, smeren
    spread butter on
    behangen, beplakken
    cover with wallpaper
    beplakken
    cover with paper
    smeren
    cover with oil, as if by rubbing
    appliqueren, opleggen
    cover with veneer
    invetten, oliën, smeren
    lubricate with grease
    inpakken, pakken
    arrange or fold as a cover or protection
    schoven
    provide with a binding
    gepaneerd, paneren
    cover with bread crumbs
    blinddoeken
    cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
    aluminiseren
    cover with aluminum
    betegelen, tegelzetten
    cover with tiles
    gipsen, pleisteren
    apply a heavy coat to
    gipsen, pleisteren
    apply a plaster cast to
    aanbrengen, opbrengen, opleggen
    apply to a surface
    inkapselen, omgeven, omhullen, omringen, omsingelen, omsluieren
    envelop completely
    inkapselen, omhullen, omsluieren
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
    grinden
    cover with gravel
    kalken
    cover with lime so as to induce growth
    aandweilen
    apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
    strodekken
    cover with thatch
    opknippen
    cover with shingles
    bepleisteren, pleisteren, stukadoren, stuken
    coat with stucco
    beslaan, koperen, verkoperen
    coat with a layer of copper
    appreteren, perkamenteren
    provide with a finish
    asfalteren
    coat with blacktop
    verzinken
    cover with zinc
    bestraten, geplaveid, plaveien, verharden
    cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
    glaceren
    cover with varnish
    kalken, sausen, sauzen
    cover with whitewash
    beteren, bitumineren, teren
    coat with tar
    hullen
    wrap in a shroud
    aansmeren, aanstrijken, bepleisteren, gipsen, pleisteren, stukadoren, stuken
    coat with plaster
    beschilderen, lakken, schilderen, verven
    apply paint to; coat with paint
    mastieken
    apply putty in order to fix or fill
    pekelen
    cover with a grit
    omfloersen, verschansen, verschuilen, wegkruipen
    cover as if with a shroud
    grinden
    cover with metal
    macadamiseren
    surface with macadam
  2. verb
    remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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    antonyms:
    bedekken, behangen, omsluieren, overdekken
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    overdekken, verbreiden, verspreiden
    form a cover over
    beleggen
    put something on top of something else
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    uitpakken
    remove the outer cover or wrapping of
    openleggen
    lay bare
    blootgeven
    take the mask off
    onthullen, onthulling
    remove the veil from
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