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Dutch
Etymology
From ziek (“ill”) + ver- -en (factitive circumfix).
Pronunciation
Verb
verzieken
- (transitive) to make toxic, to wreck (mood, atmosphere)
- Synonyms: vergallen, verkloten, verneuken
2024 March 22, Emma Curvers, “Ik heb geprobeerd medelijden te voelen met Tom Egbers – en dat is spectaculair mislukt”, in Volkskrant, archived from the original on 23-03-2024:Het vervolg op #MeToo ging over gedrag dat technisch gezien misschien legaal is, en juist daardoor zo ongestoord de werksfeer kan verzieken.- The continuation of #MeToo was about behaviour that might technically be legal and precisely because of that is so easily allowed to wreck the work atmosphere.
- (dated, transitive) to make ill
- (dated, intransitive) to become ill
Conjugation