verschweigen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German verswīgen, from Old High German firswīgēn. Equivalent to ver- +‎ schweigen (“be silent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁˈʃvaɪ̯ɡən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡŋ̍] === Verb === verschweigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verschweigt, past tense verschwieg, past participle verschwiegen, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to conceal (to hide something by remaining silent about it), to fail to mention, to keep (information) quiet ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verschweigen Verschweiger Verschweigung verschweigend verschwiegen ==== Related terms ==== verschwinden verschwören === Further reading === “verschweigen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verschweigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verschweigen” in Duden online “verschweigen” in OpenThesaurus.de “verschweigen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.