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1 verweichlichen
I v/t (hat verweichlicht) make s.o. soft, turn s.o. into a softie umg.* * *to soften up; to mollycoddle* * *ver|weich|li|chen [fɛɐ'vaiçlɪçn] ptp verweichlicht1. vtjdn verwéíchlichen — to make sb soft
ein verweichlichtes Muttersöhnchen — a mollycoddled mummy's boy (Brit), a pampered momma's boy (US)
2. vi aux seinto get or grow soft* * *ver·weich·li·chen *[fɛɐ̯ˈvaiçlɪçn̩]I. vi Hilfsverb: sein to grow soft▪ verweichlicht sein to have grown softein verweichlichter Junge a mollycoddled boyein verweichlichter Mensch a weakling pejII. vt* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein grow soft2.transitives Verb make soft* * *A. v/t (hat verweichlicht) make sb soft, turn sb into a softie umg* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein grow soft2.transitives Verb make soft* * *v.to mollycoddle v.to render effeminate expr.
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