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vertieren

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German

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Etymology

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From ver- +‎ Tier (animal) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ferˈtiːrən/, [fɐˈtiː.ʁən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˈtiː.ɐn], [-ˈti(ː)ɐ̯n]

Verb

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vertieren (weak, third-person singular present vertiert, past tense vertierte, past participle vertiert, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to become brutalized, bestialized
    Die Kindersoldaten waren durch ihre traumatischen Erfahrungen völlig vertiert.
    The child soldiers had become entirely bestialized through their traumatic experiences.
  2. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to brutalize, bestialize

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Spanish

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Verb

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vertieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of verter