vertieren

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ Tier (animal) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈtiːrən/, [fɐˈtiː.ʁən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˈtiː.ɐn], [-ˈti(ː)ɐ̯n]

Verb

vertieren (weak, third-person singular present vertiert, past tense vertierte, past participle vertiert, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to become brutalized, bestialized
    Die Kindersoldaten waren durch ihre traumatischen Erfahrungen völlig vertiert.
    The child soldiers had become entirely bestialized through their traumatic experiences.
  2. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to brutalize, bestialize

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Vertieren
  • Vertierung

See also

Spanish

Verb

vertieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of verter