vernichten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vernihten, from nihten, from niht. See nicht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtn̩]
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Verb

vernichten (weak, third-person singular present vernichtet, past tense vernichtete, past participle vernichtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to destroy; to ruin; to wreck
    Synonym: zerstören
    Antonym: bauen
  2. to annihilate; to benothing; to eradicate; to extinguish (to make dying out or nothing)
    Synonym: auslöschen
    Antonym: erzeugen

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