verblöden
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German verbloeden (“to intimidate”). After blöd (“timid”) had changed its meaning to “stupid”, reinterpreted as ver- (prefix indicating completion) + blöd (“foolish, stupid”) + -en (verb suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverblöden (weak, third-person singular present verblödet, past tense verblödete, past participle verblödet, auxiliary sein or haben)
- (transitive) to cause someone to become dim-witted [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to lose one's acuity, to become dim-witted [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
editinfinitive | verblöden | ||||
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present participle | verblödend | ||||
past participle | verblödet | ||||
auxiliary | sein or haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verblöde | wir verblöden | i | ich verblöde | wir verblöden |
du verblödest | ihr verblödet | du verblödest | ihr verblödet | ||
er verblödet | sie verblöden | er verblöde | sie verblöden | ||
preterite | ich verblödete | wir verblödeten | ii | ich verblödete1 | wir verblödeten1 |
du verblödetest | ihr verblödetet | du verblödetest1 | ihr verblödetet1 | ||
er verblödete | sie verblödeten | er verblödete1 | sie verblödeten1 | ||
imperative | verblöd (du) verblöde (du) |
verblödet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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