auslegen

Meaning

1. to lay out, display
2. to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)
3. to advance, to lend (money or items)
4. to design
5. to adopt the on guard position

Hyphenated as

aus‧le‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʔaʊsˌleːɡən]

Etymology

From Middle High German ūʒlegen (“to display, set out; interpret; pronounce; lend money”). By surface analysis, aus- + legen. Compare Yiddish אויסלייגן (oysleygn, “spell (a word); interpret; lend money”), Dutch uitleggen (“explain; interpret”)