schminken

to put on (make-up, lipstick, etc.), to make up one's face

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Meanings

Verb

to put on (make-up, lipstick, etc.), to make up one's face
to put on facepaint (e.g. as part of a costume, sometimes also applied to other parts of the body)

Ich schminke mich immer zu Hause vor dem Spiegel.

I always put on my make-up at home in front of the mirror.

infinitive schminken

he/she/it schminkt

simple past schminkte

perfect hat geschminkt

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