Verb

ein|räumen

put away, admitted, conceded, granted

Die Bücher sind im Regal eingeräumt.

The books are put away on the shelf.

Er hat seinen Fehler eingeräumt.

He admitted his mistake.

Dem Kunden wurde ein Rabatt eingeräumt.

The customer was granted a discount.

((sth.)) einräumen to put sth. away She is putting away the laundry.

((sth.)) einräumen to admit sth. He admits a mistake.

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) einräumen to grant sb. sth. The company grants the employees more freedom.

Synonyms: (put away) weggeräumt; (admit) zugegeben; (grant) gewährt; Antonyms: (admit) geleugnet (denied)

From 'ein-' (in) and 'räumen' (to clear, make space). Literally 'to clear into' or 'make space in'.

Think of 'clearing' (räumen) things 'into' (ein) their place. For the abstract meaning, think of 'making space' in your argument for a fact (admitting it).

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