foltern — meaning in English

English meaning

• pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
• torture noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.

Senses

foltern is used for these senses in English:

• pine (transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment.
• torture (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

pine — full definition

1. noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
2. verb To long for something painfully, especially someone absent, or to waste away from grief or longing.

torture — full definition

1. noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.
2. noun Severe mental or physical suffering.
3. verb To deliberately inflict severe pain on someone, often to punish or extract information.

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