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verwachsen.

to overgrow, become overgrown

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fərˈvaksən//fɛr-/[fɐˈva.ksn̩][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to overgrow, become overgrown

    class-6 · strong
    Das Grundstück ist völlig verwachsen.
  2. to grow together, become one, unite

    class-6 · strong
    Die beiden Zehen sind miteinander verwachsen.
    Die Siedler sind mit der Urbevölkerung verwachsen.
  3. to heal, grow back together

    class-6 · strong
    Die Narbe ist gut verwachsen.
  4. to become normalised, balanced through growth (as of childhood defects, wrong proportions during puberty)

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
    Als Kind hatte sie übergroße Füße, aber das hat sich wieder verwachsen.
  5. to grow out of

    class-6 · dated · regional · strong · transitive
    Der Junge hat schon wieder all seine Schuhe verwachsen.
Where this word comes from

From ver- + wachsen. Compare archaic Dutch verwassen.

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