erweichen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erweichen, from Old High German irweihhēn. Equivalent to er- +‎ weich +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯çn̩] Hyphenation: er‧wei‧chen === Verb === erweichen (weak, third-person singular present erweicht, past tense erweichte, past participle erweicht, auxiliary haben or sein) (ambitransitive) to weaken, soften ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erweichen Erweichung === Further reading === “erweichen” in Duden online “erweichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache