absetzen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ab- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈapsɛtsən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧set‧zen

Verb[edit]

absetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt ab, past tense setzte ab, past participle abgesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to set down
  2. to drop off
  3. (to remove a monarch from power) to depose, dethrone
    Synonym: entthronen
  4. (from tax) to deduct
  5. (medication) to discontinue, to get off
  6. (business) to sell (in large number)
  7. (of a colour, a design etc) to make (something) stand out
  8. (reflexive) to break away
  9. (reflexive, of dust, sediment etc.) to collect; to be deposited
  10. (reflexive, often of criminal) to escape; to abscond; to take refuge; to clear off
    Er hat sich nach Brasilien abgesetzt
    He escaped to Brazil
  11. (agriculture) to wean; to separate (a calf from its mother)
  12. (of a horse) to throw (its rider)
  13. (reflexive, military) to retreat; to withdraw
  14. (nautical) to push off

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Further reading[edit]

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