ausarten

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: artet aus
past: artete aus
perfect: ist ausgeartet

Meaning

to degenerate
- Die Feier artete aus.
  
  The party got out of hand.
- Der Streit artete in eine Schlägerei aus. Die Polizei musste eingreifen.
  
  The argument degenerated into a brawl. The police had to intervene.

Similar words

entarten

Ausarten (usually "ausarten in") is a situation getting out of hand, degenerating into chaos, like a party turning into a brawl; entarten is degenerating in a moral or biological sense, and is historically a loaded term from Nazi-era propaganda ("entartete Kunst").

Similar in other languages

Spanish

degenerar

degenerar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to degenerate."

Portuguese

degenerar

degenerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to degenerate."

Practice

1 What does ausarten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Feier ___ aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausarten?

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Last updated 2026-09-24