erhärten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erherten, from Old High German irherten. Equivalent to er- +‎ härten.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧här‧ten

Verb

erhärten (weak, third-person singular present erhärtet, past tense erhärtete, past participle erhärtet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to harden
  2. to affirm, corroborate, substantiate
  3. to petrify

Usage notes

When used transitively, the perfect auxiliary is haben; when used intransitively, it is sein.

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Further reading

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