verleugnen

== German == === Alternative forms === (obsolete spelling) verläugnen === Etymology === From Middle High German verlougenen, verlougen, from Old High German firlougnen, firlougen, firlouganen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ leugnen. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ver‧leug‧nen IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən] === Verb === verleugnen (weak, third-person singular present verleugnet, past tense verleugnete, past participle verleugnet, auxiliary haben) to renege, repudiate to disown (a child, friend etc.) (reflexive) to deny what or where one is to pretend one isn't there to hide one's true self or convictions ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verleugnen Verleugnung === Further reading === “verleugnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verleugnen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “verleugnen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verleugnen” in Duden online