verbrämen

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German

Etymology

15th century, from ver- +‎ brämen (now obsolete), from Middle High German bremen (to provide with a trimming), derived from *brem (“trimming, edging”, attested 15th c., see Bräme). The noun is cognate with English brim. The ä-spelling reflects the Middle High German open ë-vowel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feʁˈbʁɛːmən/, , , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧brä‧men

Verb

verbrämen (weak, third-person singular present verbrämt, past tense verbrämte, past participle verbrämt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to embellish (a piece of clothing), especially with a trimming, edging, brim
  2. (figurative) to mask, veil, cloud, sugarcoat (euphemize something negative, especially by making it vague)
    Synonyms: verschleiern, verhüllen, bemänteln, beschönigen, kaschieren, verharmlosen
    • 2021 December 22, Anna Klöpper, “Neue Gesetzesentwürfe für Berlin: Politik mit schönen Worten”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Der Zusammenhang zwischen der Verschlumpsung Berlins, die durch den so feinen Begriff des Laissez-faire verbrämt wird, und der gefühlten Kriminalität wie in den Favelas von São Paulo ist also offensichtlich.
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  3. (rare, by extension) to misname, to describe with inappropriate terms (be they positive or negative)
    • 2018 October 19, Kai Gehring (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), “Menschrecht auf Religionsfreiheit”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag)‎, Berlin, page 6624, column C:
      Christliches, zivilisiertes Verhalten verbrämen Sie als „Gutmenschentum“.
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