eintrichtern

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German

Etymology

ein- (in) +‎ Trichter (funnel) +‎ -n, literally to pour in with a funnel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪç.tɐn/
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Verb

eintrichtern (weak, third-person singular present trichtert ein, past tense trichterte ein, past participle eingetrichtert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, figurative) to din something into someone (repeat insistently in order to persuade or make remember)
    Synonym: einflößen
    Dieser Unsinn wird uns von den Politikern Tag für Tag eingetrichtert.
    This nonsense is being dinned into us by our politicians every day.
    • 2022 September 9, Pablo Dominguez Andersen, “Neues Buch von Édouard Louis: Identität ist wandelbar”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Rache auch an der Gesellschaft, die verächtlich auf das Milieu seiner Herkunft blickt und ihm immer wieder eintrichtert: Aus Leuten wie dir wird nie etwas.
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  2. (literally, uncommon) to funnel (to pour liquid through a funnel)

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