verwerten

See also: Verwerten

German

Etymology

Formally from Middle High German verwerten (to get old, frail; to decay), from Old High German firwerten (to ruin, decay, infamize). The modern sense came about in the 19th century. Equivalent to ver- +‎ werten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈveːɐ̯tn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wer‧ten

Verb

verwerten (weak, third-person singular present verwertet, past tense verwertete, past participle verwertet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to exploit, utilise, realise

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • verwerten” in Duden online
  • verwerten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verwerten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon