säubern

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].

Derived from sauber (“clean”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯bəʁn/, [ˈzɔʏ̯bɐn]

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• Hyphenation: säu‧bern

säubern (weak, third-person singular present säubert, past tense säuberte, past participle gesäubert, auxiliary haben)

1. to clean, to cleanse

   Synonyms: saubermachen; reinigen

Säubern also is used in political context: eine Organisation säubern "to remove politically unwanted persons from an organisation". One cannot use saubermachen and reinigen in this context.

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• Säubern, Säuberer, Säuberung
• säubernd, gesäubert
• versäubern

• “säubern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “säubern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “säubern” in Duden online
• “säubern” in OpenThesaurus.de
• “säubern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon