slijten

Definitions of slijten
  1. verb
    deteriorate through use or stress
    synonyms: afdragen, aflopen, afslijten, opdragen, uitlopen, verslijten
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    ontaarden, verergeren, verworden, verzieken
    become worse or disintegrate
  2. verb
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
    synonyms: afbeulen, afjakkeren, afmatten, afpeigeren, afslijten, afsloven, aftobben, inlopen, inslijten, uitslijten, vermoeien, verslijten
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    antonyms:
    aanhalen, verversen
    make fresh again
    types:
    afbeulen, afgrazen, afjagen, afjakkeren, aftobben, nekken, onttrekken, slopen, uitmergelen, uitputten
    wear out completely
  3. verb
    become physically weaker
    synonyms: bederven, uitteren, verpieteren, wegrotten
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    afsterven, atrofiëren, mortificeren
    undergo necrosis
    type of:
    achteruitgaan, achteruithobbelen, achteruitmarcheren, degenereren, ontaarden, verarmen, verslechteren, verworden, verzieken
    grow worse
  4. verb
    become ground down or deteriorate
    synonyms: eroderen
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    verkrotten, vervallen
    fall into decay or ruin
  5. verb
    go to pieces
    synonyms: breken, sneuvelen, uitlopen
    breken
    ruin completely
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    rafelen, uitrafelen
    wear away by rubbing
    type of:
    verkrotten, vervallen
    fall into decay or ruin
  6. verb
    pass by
    synonyms: doorkomen, omgaan, omkomen, verglijden, verlopen, verstrijken, vervlieden, vlieden, voorbijgaan
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    avanceren, doorlopen, doormarcheren, voortgaan, voortschrijden, voorttrekken, vooruitgaan
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  7. verb
    pass time in a specific way
    synonyms: besteden, doorkomen, investeren, spenderen
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    doorbrengen, passeren
    spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
    overwinteren, verwinteren
    spend the winter
  8. verb
    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    synonyms: verkopen
    verkopen
    be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
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    antonyms:
    afnemen, betrekken, inkopen, kopen, verkrijgen
    obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    lonen, renderen
    be worth or be capable of buying
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    meesmokkelen
    sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
    doorverkopen
    sell (something) again after having bought it
    aanlappen, aanpraten, aansmeren, opsolferen
    sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
    veilen
    sell at an auction
    inleveren, opofferen
    sell at a loss
    type of:
    inruilen, inwisselen, omruilen, omwisselen, ruilen, uitwisselen
    give to, and receive from, one another
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