verspröden

German

Etymology

ver- +‎ spröde

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fɛʁˈʃpʁøːdn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧sprö‧den

Verb

verspröden (weak, third-person singular present versprödet, past tense versprödete, past participle versprödet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to embrittle (to go/become brittle) [auxiliary sein]
    Unter Sonneneinstrahlung verspröden viele Kunststoffe.
    Many plastics embrittle when exposed directly to the sun.
  2. (transitive) to embrittle (to make brittle) [auxiliary haben]
    Die Verbindungshaltbarkeit ist begrenzt, weil der Kleber mit der Zeit die Kunststoffbauteile versprödet.
    The durability of the joint is limited because over time the glue will embrittle the plastic components.

Conjugation

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