verleugnen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ver- + leugnen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧leug‧nen
  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]

Verb

verleugnen (weak, third-person singular present verleugnet, past tense verleugnete, past participle verleugnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to renege, repudiate
  2. to disown (a child, friend etc.)
  3. (reflexive) to deny what or where one is
    1. to pretend one isn't there
    2. to hide one's true self or convictions

Conjugation

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