einweihen

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German

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Etymology

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ein- +‎ weihen

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧wei‧hen
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯n]

Verb

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einweihen (weak, third-person singular present weiht ein, past tense weihte ein, past participle eingeweiht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to instruct [with accusative ‘someone’ and in (+ accusative) ‘in some area of knowledge, especially in something secret or hidden’]
    Nur Gildenmeister werden in Details des Rituals eingeweiht.
    Only guild masters are instructed in the details of the ritual.
  2. to initiate
  3. to inaugurate, to consecrate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • einweihen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • einweihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • einweihen” in Duden online
  • einweihen” in OpenThesaurus.de