bekruisen

Alternative forms

• bekruizen (uncommon, non-standard)

Etymology

From be- +‎ kruisen (“to make a cross; to traverse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈkrœy̯.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧krui‧sen

Verb

bekruisen

1. (with reflexive pronoun, Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) to make the sign of the cross, to becross oneself
2. (transitive, nautical) to repeatedly traverse a patrol area, to sail on patrol throughout a certain area
3. (transitive) to becross, to put a cross on