uitmergelen

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to exhaust
  2. (transitive) to emaciate

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈœy̯tˌmɛr.ɣə.lə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch uutmergelen, from mediaeval New High German ausmergeln. Authorities are divided on whether the second element contains a cognate of merg, mergel or refers to both.

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