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verleiden.

to tempt

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/vərˈlɛi̯.də(n)/
  1. to tempt

    transitive
  2. to seduce

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch verleiden, verlêden, from Old Dutch *farleiden, *farlēden, from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan. Equivalent to ver- + leiden. Cognate with Old Saxon farlēdian, English forlead, German verleiten.

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