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verfestigt

solidified, consolidated

adjective fer-FES-tigt Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

entrenched (of habits or positions)

Usage Note

Verfestigt describes something that has hardened into a stable, solid state — verfestigter Boden (consolidated ground). Figuratively and very commonly, verfestigte Vorurteile (entrenched prejudices) or verfestigte Gewohnheiten (deeply ingrained habits) are standard collocations.

Examples

"Die verfestigten Strukturen im Unternehmen ließen sich kaum verändern."

Natural Translation

The entrenched structures in the company were barely changeable.

Literal Translation

The solidified structures in the company let themselves hardly change.

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