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schlichten.

to settle, to mediate (a dispute or argument)

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlɪçtn̩/
  1. to settle, to mediate (a dispute or argument)

    transitive · weak
  2. to smoothen (metal, wood, leather, etc.)

    transitive · weak
  3. to pile up, to sort, to order

    Austria · Bavaria · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slihten, from Old High German slihten, from Proto-West Germanic *slihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *slihtijaną. By surface analysis, schlicht + -en.

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