verankern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- enshrine verb To place a holy object inside a shrine or box, keeping it safe.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
Senses
verankern is used for these senses in English:
- anchor To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- enshrine (figurative, law) To protect (an idea, ideal, or philosophy) within an official law or treaty.
- grapple (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
anchor — full definition
- noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
- noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
- verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.
enshrine — full definition
- verb To place a holy object inside a shrine or box, keeping it safe.
- verb To keep and treasure something with great care, as if it were sacred.
- verb To fix an idea or principle firmly in a law or official agreement, so that it is protected.
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