erhöhen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erhœhen, erhœgen, from Old High German irhōhen, irhohen, equivalent to er- +‎ hoch +‎ -en. Cognate with Old Dutch irhōen, Middle Low German erhȫgen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈhøːən/, [ʔɛʁˈhøːən]
  • Hyphenation: er‧hö‧hen
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Verb

erhöhen (weak, third-person singular present erhöht, past tense erhöhte, past participle erhöht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to heighten, raise
    unsere Moral erhöhen
    to heighten our morality
  2. to increase
  3. to exalt
    • Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden.
      The one who exalts oneself, that one shall be humbled.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “erhöhen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erhöhen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erhöhen” in Duden online
  • “erhöhen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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