entzweien

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German

Etymology

From earlier Middle High German zweien, Old High German zweiōn (split in two, divide), with additional prefix. By surface analysis, ent- +‎ zwei +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

entzweien (weak, third-person singular present entzweit, past tense entzweite, past participle entzweit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to fall out with someone, to become divided
  2. (transitive) to divide, to disunite

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Further reading

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