versnijden

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to cut up, to cut in pieces
  2. (transitive) to dilute, to mix, to adulterate, to step on
  3. (transitive) to blend or mix (with younger beer) (done to certain beers, like gueuze)
  4. (obsolete, transitive) to destroy by cutting, to ruin by cutting

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vərˈsnɛi̯.də(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch versniden, versnyden. By surface analysis, ver + snijden.

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