verschonen

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

• verschoning

ver- +‎ schonen

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

1. to spare

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