verleiten
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editverleiten (weak, third-person singular present verleitet, past tense verleitete, past participle verleitet, auxiliary haben)
- (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.
- (transitive, dated) to entice, seduce, lead astray, mislead
- Synonyms: verführen, irreführen
Conjugation
editinfinitive | verleiten | ||||
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present participle | verleitend | ||||
past participle | verleitet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verleite | wir verleiten | i | ich verleite | wir verleiten |
du verleitest | ihr verleitet | du verleitest | ihr verleitet | ||
er verleitet | sie verleiten | er verleite | sie verleiten | ||
preterite | ich verleitete | wir verleiteten | ii | ich verleitete1 | wir verleiteten1 |
du verleitetest | ihr verleitetet | du verleitetest1 | ihr verleitetet1 | ||
er verleitete | sie verleiteten | er verleitete1 | sie verleiteten1 | ||
imperative | verleit (du) verleite (du) |
verleitet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “verleiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verleiten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verleiten” in Duden online
- “verleiten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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