ahnden

Meaning

to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)

Synonyms

maßregeln

zur Verantwortung ziehen

pönalisieren

Rache üben

Rache nehmen

Pronounced as (IPA)
/aːndən/
Etymology

From Middle High German anden, from Old High German antōn (“to get excited, be eager, be hotheaded, blame, avenge, punish”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadōn. Cognates include Old English andian (“to be envious”). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare fahnden.

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