to make something sacred through religious rituals
weihen, heiligen
to decline in quality, condition, or overall state
sich verschlechtern
to avoid giving information or mislead by being vague or indirect
ausweichen, vorenthalten
to commit a large-scale homicide which results in a significant reduction in population
ausrotten, auslöschen
to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases
impfen
to postpone something that needs to be done
prokrastinieren, verschieben
to have a formal discussion about an issue before deciding on it
beraten, diskutieren
to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels
artikulieren, klar ausdrücken
to become thin or malnourished and physically fade away
verblassen, ausgehungert werden
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
verseuchen
to adjust the pitch or intensity of a sound or one's voice
modulieren, anpassen
to make something weaker or worse in quality by adding something of a bad quality
verunreinigen, verschlechtern
to terminate an agreement, right, law, custom, etc. in an official manner
aufheben, abgrenzen
to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops by planting seeds, tending to them, and providing necessary care
kultivieren, bearbeiten
to bring back a youthful look or appearance
verjüngen, revitalisieren
to make an attempt at matching or surpassing someone or something, particularly by the means of imitation
nachahmen, ebenbürtig sein
to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed, often by publicly exposing their weaknesses or shortcomings
demütigen, erniedrigen
to fold something into parallel ridges or grooves
wellen, gefalten