wuchern
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to practise usury; to usure
- (intransitive, weak) to make profitable use (usually in a non-financial sense)
- (intransitive, weak) to overgrow
- (intransitive, weak) to develop metastases
Concepts
grow thickly
be rampant
grow rampant
practice usury
grow thick
become powerful
be in full leaf
be luxurious
be overgrown
grow wild
Synonyms
üppig wachsen
sich stark vermehren
stark ausbreiten
um sich greifen{vr}
sich stark erhöhen
sich stark ausbreiten
geil wachsen
dicht wachsen
auswuchern
um sich greifen
wild wachsen
Translations
prolificare
türemek
proliferar
in tweedehands goederen handelen
vendre d’occasion
proliferar snel vermenigvuldigen
proliferar devenir puissant se propager pousser dru s’étendre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvuːxɐn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wuochern, from Old High German wuohharōn, derived from wuohhar (“harvest, revenue”), whence modern German Wucher (“usury”). Compare Dutch woekeren (“to practise usury; to overgrow”).
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