auftreiben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūftrīben, from Old High German ūftrīban. Equivalent to auf- +‎ treiben.

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

Verb

auftreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present treibt auf, past tense trieb auf, past participle aufgetrieben, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to bloat
  2. (cooking) to rise (of dough)
  3. to whirl up, to blow up
  4. (colloquial) to find, to get, to get hold of, to come by
  5. (colloquial) to raise (money)

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