verleiten.
to cause someone to do something detrimental, risky or imprudent, to incite
Meaning & usage
to cause someone to do something detrimental, risky or imprudent, to incite
Ich weiß wirklich nicht, was ihn verleitet hat, auf dieses Angebot einzugehen.
to entice, seduce, lead astray, mislead
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verleiten, from Old High German firleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan. Equivalent to ver- + leiten. Cognate with Dutch verleiden, Old Saxon farlēdian, English forlead.
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