abalienieren

German

Etymology

From Latin abalienare.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːʁən
• Hyphenation: ab‧ali‧e‧nie‧ren

Verb

1. (dated) to divest (oneself) (of something), to dispose of something, to alienate (for example) property

   Ich abalienere meine Münzsammlung.

   I am divesting myself of my coin collection.

2. (dated) to alienate (a person, etc)

Synonyms

• entfremden; entäußern, veräußern

Further reading

• “abalienieren” in Duden online