verankern

German

Etymology

ver- + ankern

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐˈʔaŋkɐn]

Verb

verankern (weak, third-person singular present verankert, past tense verankerte, past participle verankert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to anchor
    Synonyms: befestigen, fixieren
  2. (by extension, law) to enshrine (to protect within an official law or treaty)
    • 2022 September 3, Helmut Höge, “Das Fahrrad stets voran”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, pages 4–5:
      Christian Ströbele sorgte dafür, dass ihm wichtige Essentials, wie die Mitbestimmungsrechte der Mitarbeitenden, auch in der Satzung der neuen Genossenschaft verankert wurden.
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Further reading

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