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abbauen

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See also: Abbauen

German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ bauen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən/, [ˈʔapˌbaʊ̯.ən], [ˈʔaˌb̥aʊ̯.ən], [-aʊ̯.n̩], [-aʊ̯n]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bau‧en

Verb

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abbauen (weak, third-person singular present baut ab, past tense baute ab, past participle abgebaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dismantle, disassemble
    Synonyms: demontieren, auseinandernehmen
  2. (transitive, mining) to mine (an ore)
    Synonym: gewinnen
  3. (transitive, medicine) to degrade, metabolise
    Synonym: verstoffwechseln
  4. (transitive) to relieve, reduce (e.g. stress)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abbauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abbauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abbauen” in Duden online
  • abbauen” in OpenThesaurus.de