| zernagen | chew to pieces |
| zersägen | saw up |
| zergen | zerg provoke |
| zermalen | destroy |
| zerkauen | chew masticate scrunch chew up |
| zerlegen | dismantle cut analyze |
| vernähen | suture |
| Zehnagel | toenail |
| Versagen | failure |
| versagen | fail deny abstain |
| erwägen | consider ponder |
| verjagen | chase away |
| vertagen | adjourn postpone delay reschedule |
| verzagen | despair lose heart |
| zerfasern | unravel |
| zerhacken | chop depart |
| zerlesen | well-thumbed |
| zermahlen | grind |
| Zerumen | cerumen |
| zerfallen | dilapidate decay |