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erhellen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erhellen. Equivalent to er- +‎ hellen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈhɛlən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈhɛln̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

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erhellen (weak, third-person singular present erhellt, past tense erhellte, past participle erhellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (also figuratively) to illuminate, to brighten
  2. (figurative, reflexive or intransitive) to illuminate, to brighten

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erhellen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • erhellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erhellen” in Duden online
  • erhellen” in OpenThesaurus.de