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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

drive a wedge en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (followed by between, idiomatic, often) To separate.
  2. (followed by between, idiomatic, often) To cause dispute or hostility between people.
    • “German trade with China dwarfs all other member states, and Germany clearly drives policy on China in the E.U.,” said Theresa Fallon, director of the Center for Russia Europe Asia Studies in Brussels. Germany’s economic dependence on China “is driving a wedge in trans-Atlantic relations,” Ms. Fallon said. 2021 September 17, Jack Ewing, Melissa Eddy, “Merkel Leaves the German Economy With Trouble Under the Hood”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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driven a wedge Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drives a wedge Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
driving a wedge Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drove a wedge Tense=Past lexicographic