aufreiben

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German

Etymology

auf +‎ reiben

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧rei‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən

Verb

aufreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reibt auf, past tense rieb auf, past participle aufgerieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rub sore
  2. (figuratively, of one's health etc.) to wear down
  3. (military, of enemy forces) to wipe out

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Further reading

  • aufreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • aufreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • aufreiben” in Duden online
  • aufreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de