woekeren

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to practise usury
  2. (especially, intransitive) to overgrow

Concepts

be rampant

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋukərə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch woekeren, derived from the noun woeker. Compare German wuchern (“to practise usury; to overgrow”).

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