entweihen

to desecrate

English meaning: to desecrate
CEFR level: German C1 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with E

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entweihen in a sentence

Die Vandalen entweihten den heiligen Tempel.
The vandals desecrated the sacred temple.

Conjugation of entweihen

ichentweihe

duentweihst

er/sie/esentweiht

wirentweihen

ihrentweiht

sie/Sieentweihen

Simple past (er/sie/es): entweihte
Perfect: hat entweiht

Word family

entweihen is built from weihen (to consecrate / to ordain). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where entweihen comes from

etymologisch: von entwihen :strukturell:

Words that go with entweihen

abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanation das Abendlandwestern world / occident abgrundtiefabysmal / fathomless die Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passing die Abriegelunga lockdown die Absetzunga (court) deposition der Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained power die Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregation die Abstraktionabstraction / abstract art die Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction

Questions about entweihen

How do you conjugate entweihen?

Present tense: entweihe, entweihst, entweiht, entweihen, entweiht, entweihen. Simple past: entweihte. Perfect: hat entweiht.

What does entweihen mean in English?

entweihen means "to desecrate". For example: "Die Vandalen entweihten den heiligen Tempel." — "The vandals desecrated the sacred temple."

What level is entweihen in German?

entweihen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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