verdauen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German verdöuwen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German firdewen.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ver‧dau‧en
• IPA^(key): /fɛʁˈdaʊ̯ən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯n]

Verb

1. (transitive) to digest (to separate food in the alimentary canal)
2. (transitive, slang) to get over

Derived terms

• Verdauung

Further reading

• “verdauen” in Duden online