verspröden

German

Etymology

ver- + spröde

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛʁˈʃpʁøːdn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧sprö‧den

Verb

verspröden (weak, third-person singular present versprödet, past tense versprödete, past participle versprödet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to embrittle (to go/become brittle) [auxiliary sein]
    Unter Sonneneinstrahlung verspröden viele Kunststoffe.
    Many plastics embrittle when exposed directly to the sun.
  2. (transitive) to embrittle (to make brittle) [auxiliary haben]
    Die Verbindungshaltbarkeit ist begrenzt, weil der Kleber mit der Zeit die Kunststoffbauteile versprödet.
    The durability of the joint is limited because over time the glue will embrittle the plastic components.

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