See also: Erweichen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erweichen, from Old High German irweihhēn. Equivalent to er- +‎ weich +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯çn̩]
  • Hyphenation: er‧wei‧chen
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Verb

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erweichen (weak, third-person singular present erweicht, past tense erweichte, past participle erweicht, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to weaken, soften

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erweichen” in Duden online
  • erweichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache