säubern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German , from Old High German .

Derived from sauber (clean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯bəʁn/,
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  • Hyphenation: säu‧bern

Verb

säubern (weak, third-person singular present säubert, past tense säuberte, past participle gesäubert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to clean, to cleanse
    Synonyms: saubermachen; reinigen

Usage notes

Säubern also is used in political context: eine Organisation säubern "to remove politically unwanted persons from an organisation". One cannot use saubermachen and reinigen in this context.

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