beflecken

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bevlecken, from Old High German gifleckōn. By surface analysis, be- +‎ Fleck +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈflɛkn̩] Hyphenation: be‧fle‧cken Rhymes: -ɛkn̩ === Verb === beflecken (weak, third-person singular present befleckt, past tense befleckte, past participle befleckt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to stain, to discolor (e.g. a piece of clothing) Synonym: besudeln (transitive, figurative) to stain, to tarnish (e.g. reputation) Synonyms: besudeln, entehren ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “beflecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “beflecken” in Duden online “beflecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon