verleiten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verleiten, from Old High German firleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ leiten. Cognate with Dutch verleiden, Old Saxon farlēdian, English forlead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈlaɪ̯tən/, /fɛr-/, , ,
  • (file)

Verb

verleiten (weak, third-person singular present verleitet, past tense verleitete, past participle verleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cause someone to do something detrimental, risky or imprudent, to incite
    Ich weiß wirklich nicht, was ihn verleitet hat, auf dieses Angebot einzugehen.
    I really don't know what it was that made him agree to this offer.
  2. (transitive, dated) to entice, seduce, lead astray, mislead
    Synonyms: verführen, irreführen

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