entweihen
C1to desecrate
- English meaning
- to desecrate
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Dictionary
- German words with E
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 explanationdas Abendlandwestern world / occidentabgrundtiefabysmal / fathomlessdie Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passingdie Abriegelunga lockdowndie Absetzunga (court) depositionder Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained powerdie Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregationdie Abstraktionabstraction / abstract artdie 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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