German

Verb

offenbaren ‎(third-person singular simple present offenbart, past tense offenbarte, past participle offenbart or geoffenbart, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to reveal, to disclose
2. (reflexive) to become evident
3. (reflexive, religion) to reveal oneself

Usage notes

The past participle may or may not have the prefix ge-. The form without prefix (offenbart) is expected according to the rules, and is also more frequent; but geoffenbart is not uncommonly seen.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• enthüllen
• offenlegen
• bloßlegen
• entschleiern
• veröffentlichen

Derived terms

• offenbar
• Offenbarung