entwesen
German, verb/ɛntˈveːzən/
entwesen is a German verb meaning “to deprive (something) of its being or essence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does entwesen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to deprive (something) of its being or essence
- 2
obsoleteto be lacking, not to be there
- 3
obsoleteto lack, not to have
verb
- 1
to rid of vermin (chiefly insects and other invertebrates), especially by fumigation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of entwesen
- entwest present singular third-person
- entweste past
- haben auxiliary
- entwesend participle present
- entwese first-person indicative present
- entwesest second-person singular subjunctive
- entweset plural second-person subjunctive
- entwesten first-person indicative plural
- entwestest indicative preterite second-person
- entwestet indicative plural preterite
- entwes imperative second-person singular
- habe entwest first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben entwest first-person indicative multiword-construction
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entwesen?
- /ɛntˈveːzən/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.