altmachen
German, verb[ˈaltˌmaxn̩]
altmachen is spelled A-L-T-M-A-C-H-E-N (9 letters). Altmachen is a German verb meaning “to age” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “reifer/älter aussehen lassen, als eine Person den Jahren nach ist”.
What does altmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to age
- 2
to make someone look old
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. reifer/älter aussehen lassen, als eine Person den Jahren nach ist 2. schnell altern lassen, zum körperlichen Zerfall beitragen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of altmachen
- macht alt present singular third-person
- machte alt past
- altgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- altmachend participle present
- altzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache alt first-person indicative present
- machen alt first-person indicative plural
- machst alt indicative present second-person
- machest alt second-person singular subjunctive
- machet alt plural second-person subjunctive
- machten alt first-person indicative plural
- machtest alt indicative preterite second-person
- machtet alt indicative plural preterite
- alt machen alternative
- mach alt! imperative singular
- mache alt! imperative singular
- macht alt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altmachen?
- [ˈaltˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.