verspröden

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ spröde

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧sprö‧den

Verb

verspröden (weak, third-person singular present versprödet, past tense versprödete, past participle versprödet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to embrittle (to go/become brittle)
    Unter Sonneneinstrahlung verspröden viele Kunststoffe.
    Many plastics embrittle when exposed directly to the sun.
  2. (transitive) to embrittle (to make brittle)
    Die Verbindungshaltbarkeit ist begrenzt, weil der Kleber mit der Zeit die Kunststoffbauteile versprödet.
    The durability of the joint is limited because over time the glue will embrittle the plastic components.

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