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beizen
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German, from Old High German beizen.
Pronunciation
Verb
beizen (weak, third-person singular present beizt, past tense beizte, past participle gebeizt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)
- Holz beizen ― to stain wood
- (transitive) to etch (to cut into a surface with an acid)
- (transitive) to pickle (to remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal)
- Edelstahl beizen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (transitive, cooking) to marinate
- Synonym: marinieren
- gebeizter Lachs ― marinated salmon
- (transitive) to bate (to soak leather so as to remove chemicals)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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