verblöden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verbloeden (to intimidate). After blöd (timid) had changed its meaning to “stupid”, reinterpreted as ver- (prefix indicating completion) +‎ blöd (foolish, stupid) +‎ -en (verb suffix).

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧blö‧den

Verb

verblöden (weak, third-person singular present verblödet, past tense verblödete, past participle verblödet, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (transitive) to cause someone to become dim-witted
  2. (intransitive) to lose one's acuity, to become dim-witted
    Synonym: verdummen

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