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Etymology

From ziek (“ill”) +‎ ver- -en (factitive circumfix).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ikən

Verb

verzieken

  1. (transitive) to make toxic, to wreck (mood, atmosphere)
    Synonyms: vergallen, verkloten, verneuken
    • 2024 March 22, Emma Curvers, “Ik heb geprobeerd medelijden te voelen met Tom Egbers – en dat is spectaculair mislukt”, in Volkskrant‎, archived from the original on 23-03-2024:
      Het vervolg op #MeToo ging over gedrag dat technisch gezien misschien legaal is, en juist daardoor zo ongestoord de werksfeer kan verzieken.
      The continuation of #MeToo was about behaviour that might technically be legal and precisely because of that is so easily allowed to wreck the work atmosphere.
  2. (dated, transitive) to make ill
  3. (dated, intransitive) to become ill

Conjugation

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