verbrämen

Meaning

(weak) to embellish (a piece of clothing), especially with a trimming, edging, brim
(figuratively, weak) to mask, veil, cloud, sugarcoat (euphemize something negative, especially by making it vague)
(broadly, rare, weak) to misname, to describe with inappropriate terms (be they positive or negative)

embrave

einsäumen

ins rechte Licht rücken

umsäumen

weißeln

positiv darstellen

bordieren

mit einem Glorienschein versehen

mit einem Glorienschein umgeben

günstig darstellen

ins rechte Licht setzen

anbeten

in ein gutes Licht rücken

remettre une décoration à

يزين

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feʁˈbʁɛːmən/

Cognate with English

brim

In summary

15th century, from ver- + brämen (now obsolete), from Middle High German bremen (“to provide with a trimming”), derived from *brem (“trimming, edging”, attested 15th c., see Bräme). The noun is cognate with English brim. The ä-spelling reflects the Middle High German open ë-vowel.

Improve your pronunciation

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes

Start learning German with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "verbrämen" and many other words and sentences in German.

Start learning German