German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German halbieren. By surface analysis, halb +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [halˈbiːʁən]
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
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  • Hyphenation: hal‧bie‧ren

Verb

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halbieren (weak, third-person singular present halbiert, past tense halbierte, past participle halbiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to halve, to cut in half, to bisect
    Synonyms: (rare) hälften; zweiteilen
    Antonym: verdoppeln

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • halbieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • halbieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • halbieren” in Duden online
  • halbieren” in OpenThesaurus.de