geld

verb

ˈgeld How to pronounce geld (audio)
Definition of geldnext
as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Recent Examples of geld Because Moscow retains a close partner in this effort to geld Ukraine—a vassal state that presents the model for what Putin would like to accomplish in Ukraine: Belarus. — Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 To avoid getting into a dangerous donkey situation in the first place, geld your donkey. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 7 May 2018 He's since been gelded and will become an event horse. — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018 See All Example Sentences for geld
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geld
  1. undermine
  2. castrate
  3. weaken
  4. drain
  5. exhaust
  6. wear
  7. petrify
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  • The talks are set to take place amid concerns that the Kremlin is weaponizing ceasefire negotiations to delay and undermine negotiations for a settlement to the war.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • You will be expected to trust your agents, for the alternative would be micromanagement, and that would undermine the whole process.
    — Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of undermine
Verb
  • As MacCulloch writes, impoverished parents might arrange for their son to be castrated to better his prospects for religious life and education.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • In an unnamed city, a man has been murdered and castrated, his body left in an alley.
    — Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of castrate
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  • The doctor added that recovery would best continue away from the hospital, where exposure to viruses risks weakening the Holy Father's condition.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Seth Jones, president of the defense and security department of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says a trade war that punishes U.S. partners in the region threatens to weaken ties with Asian allies, possibly forcing them to reassess the reliability of U.S. security commitments.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of weaken
Verb
  • The iOS app optimized can over 12 hours a day without draining the battery, TwinMind says.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Without Caitlin Clark draining 3-pointers from the logo, or an undefeated South Carolina trying to remain perfect, there is no nationally captivating figure that commands the audience.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of drain
Verb
  • With tennis becoming longer and more physical, best-of-five matches wreck players’ bodies, leaving them exhausted by the end of the tournament.
    — Gavriella Epstein-Lightman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Do my team members feel energized or exhausted by our culture?
    — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • According to the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, the students were targeted for wearing hijabs.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Others wear sweatshorts and the pirate-like Raiders jerseys of our city’s former football team.
    — George B. Sánchez-Tello, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of wear
Verb
  • Some three-dimensional metallic roses grew on their shiny reflective surfaces, with an important symbolism that served as a fit rouge for the entire collection: as fragile objects suddenly petrified, their hardened fragility was the designer’s own.
    — Giorgia Feroldi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
  • He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.
    — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of petrify

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