einverleiben

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German

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  • Hyphenation: ein‧ver‧lei‧ben
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Verb

einverleiben (weak, third-person singular present verleibt ein, past tense verleibte ein, past participle einverleibt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (law) to incorporate
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [Human, All Too Human]‎, section 224:
      Ein Volk, das irgendwo anbröckelt und schwach wird, aber im Ganzen noch stark und gesund ist, vermag die Infection des Neuen aufzunehmen und sich zum Vortheil einzuverleiben.
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  2. (humorous) to eat

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