zersetzen

German

Etymology

zer- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation
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Verb

zersetzen (weak, third-person singular present zersetzt, past tense zersetzte, past participle zersetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to corrode, decompose
  2. to subvert, undermine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zersetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zersetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zersetzen” in Duden online
  • “zersetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From zer- (“asunder, to pieces”) +‎ setzen (“to put”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sɐˈzætsən/

Verb

zersetzen (third-person singular present zersetzt, past participle zersat, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (reflexive) to decompose
  2. (transitive) to corrode

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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