verwünschen

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ wünschen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈvʏnʃn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧wün‧schen
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Verb

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verwünschen (weak, third-person singular present verwünscht, past tense verwünschte, past participle verwünscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to curse; to damn; to wish someone evil
    Synonyms: verfluchten, verdammen
    jemanden verwünschento curse someone
  2. (transitive, archaic) to transform (into something else) by witchcraft; to bewitch
    Synonym: verzaubern

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