vertreiben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertriben, from Old High German fartriban, from far- + triban; synchronically, ver- +‎ treiben. Cognate with Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/, [fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩]

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• Hyphenation: ver‧trei‧ben

Verb

1. (transitive) to force to leave, to drive away
2. (transitive, financial) to put on the market (especially in large quantities)
3. (transitive, art, painting) to put colors softly together

Synonyms

• (to force to leave): verscheuchen, verjagen, wegjagen
• (to put on the market): verkaufen
• (to put colors softly together): vermischen

Antonyms

• (to force to leave): anlocken
• (to bring much of something on the market): erwerben
• (to put colors softly together): kontrastieren

Derived terms

• Vertreiben, Vertreiber, Vertreibung
• vertreibend, vertrieben

Related terms

• Vertrieb, Vertriebener
• Zeitvertreib
• antreiben, forttreiben, übertreiben, wegtreiben

Further reading

• “vertreiben” in Duden online
• “vertreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache