verpönen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verpēnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈpøːnən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧pö‧nen
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Verb

verpönen (weak, third-person singular present verpönt, past tense verpönte, past participle verpönt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated) to frown upon, to disapprove
    Synonyms: missbilligen, ächten, äußerst geringschätzen, verschmähen

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