vergällen

German

Etymology

ver- +‎ Galle +‎ -en

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛlən]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧gäl‧len
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Verb

vergällen (weak, third-person singular present vergällt, past tense vergällte, past participle vergällt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (figurative) to spoil
    Synonym: verderben
    • 1919, Franz Kafka, “Elf Söhne”, in Ein Landarzt:
      Er ist wie einer, der bewundernswert abspringt, schwalbengleich die Luft teilt, dann aber doch trostlos im öden Staube endet, ein Nichts. Solche Gedanken vergällen mir den Anblick dieses Kindes.
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  2. to denature (to add something to a substance to make it unsuitable for consumption)
    Synonym: denaturieren
    vergällter Alkohol ― denatured alcohol

Conjugation

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