verschleppen
Pocket Oxford-Duden German Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
verschlẹppen transitives Verb
- carry off;
take away [person];
- (weiterverbreiten) carry, spread [disease, bacteria, mud, etc.];
- (verzögern) delay;
(in die Länge ziehen) draw out;
let [illness] drag on [and get worse]

