verdauen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verdouwen, verdöuwen, from Old High German firthouwen, firthewen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ tauen (to thaw), thus originally "to make melt away".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈdaʊ̯ən/, , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧dau‧en

Verb

verdauen (weak, third-person singular present verdaut, past tense verdaute, past participle verdaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to digest (separate food in the alimentary canal)
  2. (transitive, informal) to process (a piece of news etc.), to accept, get over

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Further reading

  • verdauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verdauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verdauen” in Duden online
  • verdauen” in OpenThesaurus.de