vertreiben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertriben, from Old High German fartriban, from far- + triban; synchronically, ver- + treiben. Cognate with Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/, [fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩]

Verb

vertreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present vertreibt, past tense vertrieb, past participle vertrieben, past subjunctive vertriebe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) To force to leave.
  2. (transitive, financial) To bring much of something onto the market.
  3. (transitive, art, painting) To put colors softly together.

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