vergiften

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vergiften (to give, donate, bequeath; to poison), formally from Old High German firgiften (to donate; to sell). Analysable as ver- +‎ Gift +‎ -en or ver- +‎ giften.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈɡɪftən/, /fɐ-/, [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftən], [fɐˈɡɪftən], [-ɡɪftn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gif‧ten

Verb

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vergiften (weak, third-person singular present vergiftet, past tense vergiftete, past participle vergiftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to poison

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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