wuchern
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wuochern, from Old High German wuohharōn, derived from wuohhar (“harvest, revenue”), whence modern German Wucher (“usury”). Compare Dutch woekeren (“to practise usury; to overgrow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive) to practise usury; to usure
- (intransitive, + mit) to make profitable use of; usually in a non-financial sense
- (intransitive, of plants) to overgrow
- (intransitive, of cancer) to develop metastases