zuspitzen

German

Etymology

zu- +‎ spitzen

Pronunciation
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Verb

zuspitzen (weak, third-person singular present spitzt zu, past tense spitzte zu, past participle zugespitzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sharpen, to point
    Synonyms: anspitzen, spitz machen
  2. (figurative) to sharpen, to narrow down, to aggravate, to exaggerate
  3. (reflexive) to taper
    Synonym: spitzer werden
  4. (reflexive, figurative) to get worse, to escalate, to come to a head
    Synonyms: verschlechtern, verschlimmern

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zuspitzen” in Duden online
  • “zuspitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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