verhehlen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verheln, from Old High German firhelan, from Proto-Germanic *frahelaną. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ hehlen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈheːlən/
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Verb

verhehlen (weak, third-person singular present verhehlt, past tense verhehlte, past participle verhehlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (literary, transitive) to conceal, to hide, to dissemble
    Synonym: keinen Hehl machen aus
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 4. Akt, 4. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Wie seltsam! / Sie sagen mit das Eine und verhehlen / Das Andre mir.
      'Tis somewhat strange! One secret you impart. / The other you withhold.
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:
      Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.
      And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

Usage notes

Originally a strong verb. The now obsolete strong past participle is continued as the adjective verhohlen.

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