umschreiben

== German == === Etymology 1 === From um (“around, re-”) +‎ schreiben (“to write”). Probably after Latin trānscrībere in the sense of “transcribe”, perhaps also in some other senses. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌʃraɪ̯bən/, [ˈʔʊmˌʃʁaɪ̯bm̩], [-bən] Hyphenation: um‧schrei‧ben Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən ==== Verb ==== umschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreibt um, past tense schrieb um, past participle umgeschrieben, auxiliary haben) to rewrite (modify a text) Synonyms: ändern, neu schreiben to transcribe; to transliterate (convert to another script) Synonyms: transkribieren, transliterieren to make over; to sign over (officially give property to someone else) Synonyms: überschreiben, übertragen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Umschreiben, Umschreiber, Umschreibung Umschrift === Etymology 2 === um- +‎ schreiben ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˌʊmˈʃraɪ̯bən/, [ˌʔʊmˈʃʁaɪ̯bm̩], [-bən] ==== Verb ==== umschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present umschreibt, past tense umschrieb, past participle umschrieben, auxiliary haben) to try to express or explain in words; to define; to verbalise Synonyms: bestimmen, darlegen, definieren, erklären, umgrenzen to state (something) in such a way as to avoid something; to paraphrase; to use circumlocution Synonyms: umgehen, umschiffen, paraphrasieren einen heiklen Punkt geschickt umschreiben ― subtly to veer around a delicate matter ein unanständiges Wort umschreiben ― to paraphrase an obscene word ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Umschreiben, Umschreiber, Umschreibung === Further reading === “umschreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “umschreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “umschreiben” in Duden online “umschreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de