verschwenden

From Middle High German verswenden, from Old High German firswenten. A causative formation derived from German verschwinden (“to disappear”), Old High German firswintan (“to disappear”). Thus, the original meaning is "to make disappear".

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁˈʃvɛndən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndn̩]

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• Hyphenation: ver‧schwen‧den

verschwenden (weak, third-person singular present verschwendet, past tense verschwendete, past participle verschwendet, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to waste, to squander

   Synonym: vergeuden

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• Verschwenden
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• verschwinden

• “verschwenden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “verschwenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “verschwenden” in Duden online
• “verschwenden” in OpenThesaurus.de
• “verschwenden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.