verschandeln

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ Schande +‎ -eln

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schan‧deln
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Verb

verschandeln (weak, third-person singular present verschandelt, past tense verschandelte, past participle verschandelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to ruin, disfigure (e.g. the look of a person, landscape, city, etc.)
    Das abgrundtief hässliche Riesengebäude verschandelt die Landschaft.
    The abysmal ugly giant building ruins the landscape.

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