verfechten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verfehten, from Old High German firfechtan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ fechten.

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧fech‧ten
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Verb

verfechten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verficht, past tense verfocht, past participle verfochten, past subjunctive verföchte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to advocate, to defend, to champion
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [Human, All Too Human]‎, section 261:
      [] als erst die verschiedenen Secten ihre Wahrheiten auf den Strassen verfochten, da waren die Seelen aller dieser Freier der Wahrheit durch Eifer- und Geifersucht völlig verschlammt, das tyrannische Element wüthete jetzt als Gift in ihrem Körper.
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