anschwärzen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ schwärzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈanʃvɛrt͜sn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: an‧schwär‧zen

Verb

anschwärzen (weak, third-person singular present schwärzt an, past tense schwärzte an, past participle angeschwärzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to denigrate (criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage, or defame), to calumniate, to denounce
  2. to blacken

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Antonyms

  • weißwaschen

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