verzehren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verzeren, verzern, vorzern, ferzeren, ferzern, forzern, from Old High German firzeran (to tear up, consume), from Proto-West Germanic *frateran (to tear up, tear to shreds), equivalent to ver- +‎ zehren. Cognate with Middle Low German vörtēren (modern German Low German vertehren), Dutch verteren (to consume, devour), English fortear (to tear up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtseːʁən/,
  • Rhymes: -eːʀən
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zeh‧ren
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Verb

verzehren (weak, third-person singular present verzehrt, past tense verzehrte, past participle verzehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to consume
  2. (reflexive) to languish

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Further reading

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