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German
Etymology
ver- + Dampf + -en
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ver‧damp‧fen
- IPA(key): /fɛʁˈdampfən/,
Verb
verdampfen (weak, third-person singular present verdampft, past tense verdampfte, past participle verdampft, auxiliary haben)
- to evaporate
1914, Hermann Küttner, Die Entwicklung der Chirurgie, Reimar Hobbing, page 1373:Die Zuführung des Narkotikums geschieht vorwiegend durch die Atemwege: in geeigneten Masken, welche Mund und Nase bedecken, verdampft das Betäubungsmittel und wird mit der Atemluft aufgenommen.- The administration of the anesthetic mainly happens through the respiratory system: in suitable masks, which cover mouth and nose, the narcotic substance evaporates and is absorbed with the breathing air.
- to vaporize / vaporise
Conjugation
Conjugation of
verdampfen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
verdampfen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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