verklären

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See also: verklaren

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ klären.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈkleː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧klä‧ren

Verb

verklären (weak, third-person singular present verklärt, past tense verklärte, past participle verklärt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to glorify, exalt, transfigure, romanticize, mythify
    Synonyms: glorifizieren, verherrlichen, beschönigen, idealisieren
    Antonym: verteufeln

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