vergreisen

German

Etymology

ver- + Greis (very old man) + -en

Verb

vergreisen (third-person singular simple present vergreist, past tense vergreiste, past participle vergreist, auxiliary sein)

  1. to age (intransitive: become old)

Usage notes

  • Usually in context of society: “die vergreisende Gesellschaft”.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Vergreisung

Further reading

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