hofieren

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German

Etymology

Middle High German hovieren, from Hof +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ho‧fie‧ren

Verb

hofieren (weak, third-person singular present hofiert, past tense hofierte, past participle hofiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, often figurative) to court, to pay court to
    Synonym: den Hof machen
    • 2017 January 26, Alard von Kittlitz, “Fuck you, Silicon Valley!”, in Zeit:
      Unterdessen hofierten die Republikaner in Amerika gleich den Großinvestor Peter Thiel.
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    • 2017 December 4, Christian Bangel, Martin Machowecz, quoting Lars-Detlef Kluger, “Es haben nicht nur Verlierer AfD gewählt!”, in Die Zeit:
      In den vergangenen Jahren wurden konservative Positionen ausgegrenzt und linke Positionen hofiert.
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    • 2018 January 3, Jana Simon, Annabel Wahba, “Im Zwielicht”, in Zeit Magazin:
      Viele Schauspielerinnen, vor allem die erfahreneren und bereits erfolgreichen, hat er hofiert oder—abgesehen von seinen Wutausbrüchen, die auch Männer trafen—korrekt behandelt.
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Further reading

  • hofieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hofieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hofieren” in Duden online