einschleichen

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German

Etymology

From ein- +‎ schleichen.

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  • Hyphenation: ein‧schlei‧chen

Verb

einschleichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schleicht ein, past tense schlich ein, past participle eingeschlichen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to creep in; to sneak in; to slink in
  2. (transitive) to gradually increase in dose
    Antonym: ausschleichen

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