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ankurbeln

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German

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Etymology

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an- +‎ kurbeln

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈankʊʁbl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: an‧kur‧beln

Verb

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ankurbeln (weak, third-person singular present kurbelt an, past tense kurbelte an, past participle angekurbelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of an engine, etc.) to crank up
  2. (figuratively) to boost

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ankurbeln” in Duden online
  • ankurbeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache