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beizen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German, from Old High German beizen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯t͡sn̩/
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Verb

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beizen (weak, third-person singular present beizt, past tense beizte, past participle gebeizt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)
    Holz beizen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive) to etch (to cut into a surface with an acid)
  3. (transitive) to pickle (to remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal)
    Edelstahl beizen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (transitive, cooking) to marinate
    Synonym: marinieren
    gebeizter Lachs(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  5. (transitive) to bate (to soak leather so as to remove chemicals)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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