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entpuppen

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German

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Etymology

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From ent- +‎ Puppe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈpʊpn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧pup‧pen
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Verb

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entpuppen (weak, third-person singular present entpuppt, past tense entpuppte, past participle entpuppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, zoology) to eclose, to emerge from its cocoon/pupa
    Coordinate term: verpuppen
  2. (figurative, reflexive, with als) to turn out to be (become apparent or known)
    Synonym: herausstellen
    • 1973 September 14, Nina Grunenberg, “In der Männer-Schablone”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Eine Dame, kühl, blond und langgliedrig, die sich unerwartet als verfügbar entpuppt – so sehen männliche Ausländer die Schwedin.
      A lady, cool, blonde, and leggy, who turned out to be quite available - as the male foreigners saw the Swede

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • entpuppen” in Duden online
  • entpuppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache