verdummen

German

Etymology

ver- + dumm + -en

Verb

verdummen (third-person singular simple present verdummt, past tense verdummte, past participle verdummt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (with "haben") to influence (someone) such that they become stupid and uncritically accept ideas and arguments
  2. (with "sein") to become stupid and uncritical

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Low German

Etymology

From ver- + dumm (dumb; silent, mute). Cognate with English dumb.

Verb

verdummen (past singular verdumm, past participle verdummt, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

  1. to silence (a person).

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