säubern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].

Derived from sauber (clean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯bəʁn/, [ˈzɔʏ̯bɐn]
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Verb

säubern (weak, third-person singular present säubert, past tense säuberte, past participle gesäubert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to clean, to cleanse
    Synonyms: saubermachen; reinigen

Usage notes

Säubern also is used in political context: eine Organisation säubern "to remove politically unwanted persons from an organisation". One cannot use saubermachen and reinigen in this context.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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