strapazieren

Meaning

1. (weak) to strain, stress, tax, test, tire, exert greatly
2. (figuratively, weak) to overuse, wear out (e.g. a phrase)

Concepts

tax

strain

stress

wear out

treat roughly

exhaust

get on somebody's nerves

extend

punish

wear

Synonyms

überanstrengen

abseihen

bepacken

auflasten

abnutzen

belasten

beschweren

aufbürden

aufladen

auferlegen

beladen

aufoktroyieren

abtragen

anstrengen

besteuern

ermüden

oktroyieren

schlauchen

Translations

afbeulen

afjakkeren

fatigar

overbelasten

afmatten

benadrukken

levatura

sforzare

spossare

stancare

vermoeien

zich afbeulen

cansar

jade

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

strabaziere

Basel-Landschaft

strabliziere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃtrapaˈtsiːrən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: strapazzare

In summary

17th century, from Italian strapazzare (“to handle roughly”). By surface analysis, Strapaze + -ieren.