verschonen

From Middle Dutch verschônen. Equivalent to schoon (“clean, pure”) +‎ ver- -en.

• IPA^(key): /vərˈsxoːnə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -oːnən

verschonen

1. (transitive) to change, to replace with a clean piece of the same thing

   Ik verschoon mijn lakens regelmatig. ― I change my bedsheets regularly.

2. (transitive, figuratively) to excuse, pardon
3. (transitive, obsolete) to withhold, to fail to use or employ
   • 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 4.

     Lijf en goed altezamen / heb ik u niet verschoond;

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• verschoning

• Negerhollands: skoon
• Petjo: verschonen

ver- +‎ schonen

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧scho‧nen

verschonen (weak, third-person singular present verschont, past tense verschonte, past participle verschont, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to spare (from harm, trouble etc.)

• Verschonen
• Verschoner
• Verschonung

• “verschonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “verschonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “verschonen” in Duden online
• “verschonen” in OpenThesaurus.de