verabreichen

verabreichen

German

Etymology

From now-obsolete abreichen (to give, offer) (compare abgeben), with emphatic ver-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈapʁaɪ̯çən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁaɪ̯çn̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

verabreichen (weak, third-person singular present verabreicht, past tense verabreichte, past participle verabreicht, auxiliary haben) (ditransitive)

  1. (dated) to give, to feed (food, drink, fertilizer)
    Synonym: einflößen
  2. (dated, figuratively) to give (to make experience)
    jemandem eine Tracht Prügel verabreichento give someone a beating
  3. to administer (a medicine or poison)
    jemandem Schmerzmittel verabreichento administer painkiller to someone

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