verleiten
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German firleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan. Equivalent to ver- + leiten. Cognate with Dutch verleiden, Old Saxon farlēdian, English forlead.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fərˈlaɪ̯tən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈlaɪ̯.tn̩], [fɛɐ̯-], [-tən]
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Verb
verleiten (weak, third-person singular present verleitet, past tense verleitete, past participle verleitet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to cause someone to do something detrimental, risky or imprudent, to incite
- Ich weiß wirklich nicht, was ihn verleitet hat, auf dieses Angebot einzugehen.
- I really don't know what it was that made him agree to this offer.
- (transitive, dated) to entice, seduce, lead astray, mislead
- Synonyms: verführen, irreführen
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Verleiten
- Verleitung
Further reading
- “verleiten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verleiten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verleiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verleiten” in Duden online
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