Polyglot Dictionary

entlarven

/ɛntˈlaʁfn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entlarvt
past
entlarvte
perfect
hat entlarvt

Meaning

  1. to unmask, to expose

    Built from ent- (un-, off) + Larve (mask).

    • Die Zeitung entlarvte den Betrüger.

      The newspaper exposed the fraudster.

    • Die Reporter entlarvten den Betrüger als falschen Arzt. Er wurde noch am selben Tag festgenommen.

      The reporters unmasked the fraudster as a fake doctor. He was arrested the same day.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- un-, off
  • Larve mask

Practice

1 What does entlarven mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Zeitung ___ den Betrüger.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entlarven?

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