telegraphieren

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French télégraphier. Equivalent to Telegraph +‎ -ieren.

Verb

telegraphieren (weak, third-person singular present telegraphiert, past tense telegraphierte, past participle telegraphiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to telegraph
    Synonym: depeschieren
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]‎:
      Im nächsten Semester kommt das Schlußexamen, das ich zweifellos bestehen werde, und dann telegraphiere ich dem Gouverneur, er könne jetzt das Kalb schlachten lassen für den verlorenen Sohn.
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Further reading

  • telegrafieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache