aufreiben

German

Etymology

auf +‎ reiben

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯fʁaɪ̯bən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: auf‧rei‧ben

Verb

aufreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reibt auf, past tense rieb auf, past participle aufgerieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rub sore
  2. (figuratively, of one's health etc.) to wear down
  3. (military, of enemy forces) to wipe out

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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