German word

eindämmen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaɪ̯nˌdɛmən/

Meaning

  • verbcontain

Example

Wir dämmen die Ausbreitung ein.

We are containing the spread.

Illustration for eindämmen (contain)

More examples

Die Maßnahmen sollen das Virus eindämmen.

The measures are intended to contain the virus.

Core concept

A spreading current meets a barrier and is kept within a narrow channel.

Common phrases

  • dämmen die Kosten ein

    curb costs

  • eindämmen das Virus

    contain the virus

Similar words

begrenzen: Restricting an amount or range to a defined maximum.
einschränken: Narrowing the scope of an activity to reduce its effects and freedom.
aufhalten: Halting something that is moving so it cannot continue forward.
verhindern: Stopping something from happening before it begins.

Definition in German

etwas, das sich ausbreitet oder wächst, durch Maßnahmen in engen Grenzen halten.

Word origin

Eindämmen combines the separable prefix ein- with dämmen, a verb derived from Damm and originally linked to holding back water with a dam.

Usage tips

  • Eindämmen is separable, so the prefix moves to the end in a main clause, as in Wir dämmen die Ausbreitung ein.

Other meanings

  • curbverb
  • controlverb
  • stemverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Eindämmungsmaßnahmecontainment measurenoun

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