Dictionary verb ver verb *reig- reichen verabreichen

verabreichen

Meanings

1.
to administer, to inject
(It's pretty much only used in the sense of "making someone consume something", primarily in a medical context. It is NOT to administer in a sense of offices or regulating things.)

Word Family

Root: *reig-

The core idea of this root was:

stretching out, reaching out, stiffening

A good mental image is reaching out the arm.

It’s the origin of reach and reichen as well as the words rigor and rigid.

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johnathanflaker
3 months ago

I can’t see the detail definition dictionary entry under meanings?



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