verarmen

See also: Verarmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verarmen, from Old High German firarmen, firermen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ arm (poor) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

verarmen (weak, third-person singular present verarmt, past tense verarmte, past participle verarmt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to impoverish, to pauperize (to become poor)

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Further reading

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