verteren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- consume verb To eat or drink something.
- digest verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
- digestion noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
Senses
verteren is used for these senses in English:
- burn (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- consume (transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
- consume (transitive) To destroy completely.
- digest (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- digest (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
- digestion The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
burn — full definition
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.
consume — full definition
- verb To eat or drink something.
- verb To use up a resource such as time, energy, or fuel.
- verb To occupy someone's attention or emotions completely.
- verb To destroy something completely, especially by fire.
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