strapazieren

German

Etymology

17th century, from Italian strapazzare (to handle roughly). Analysable as Strapaze + -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtrapaˈtsiːrən/, [ʃtʁa.paˈt͡siː.ʁən], [-ˈt͡siː.ɐn], [-ˈt͡si(ː)ɐ̯n]
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Verb

strapazieren (weak, third-person singular present strapaziert, past tense strapazierte, past participle strapaziert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to strain, stress, tax, tire, exert greatly
  2. (figurative) to overuse, wear out (e.g. a phrase)
  3. (reflexive) to strain oneself

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • überstrapazieren

Further reading

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