züchtigen

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German

Etymology

Middle High German zühtegen, zühtigen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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  • Hyphenation: züch‧ti‧gen
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Verb

züchtigen (weak, third-person singular present züchtigt, past tense züchtigte, past participle gezüchtigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated) to corporally punish
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]‎:
      »Wenn während des Restes der Nacht nicht völlige Ruhe in diesem Schlafsaal herrscht,« erklärte der Rektor trocken, »so werde ich höchstpersönlich erscheinen und Sie alle körperlich züchtigen. Ich werde an dem einen Ende der Bettreihe anfangen. Und so weiter. Ad infinitum. [] «
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