verdauen

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive, weak) to digest (separate food in the alimentary canal)
  2. (informal, transitive, weak) to process (a piece of news etc.), to accept, get over

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ferˈdaʊ̯ən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle High German verdouwen, verdöuwen, from Old High German firthouwen, firdouwen, firthewen, firdewen. Equivalent to ver- + tauen (“to thaw”), thus originally "to make melt away".

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