ankurbeln

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ kurbeln

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧kur‧beln

Verb

ankurbeln (weak, third-person singular present kurbelt an, past tense kurbelte an, past participle angekurbelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of an engine, etc.) to crank up
  2. (figuratively) to boost

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Further reading

  • ankurbeln” in Duden online
  • ankurbeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache