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niedermachen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nidermachen. Equivalent to nieder- +‎ machen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌmaxn̩]
  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧ma‧chen
  • Rhymes: -axn̩

Verb

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niedermachen (weak, third-person singular present macht nieder, past tense machte nieder, past participle niedergemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to slaughter, to massacre (usually a group of people)
  2. (transitive) to bash, slam, run down someone (to criticize harshly)

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