absondern
German
Etymology
From ab- + sondern (“to separate, sunder”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive, biology) to secrete; to exude (especially a liquid)
- (transitive, informal, usually derogatory) to say; to utter (especially repeatedly over some period of time, as though it were a secretion)
- die Machosprüche, die er ständig absondert ― those macho slogans that he constantly delivers
- (transitive) to seclude; to isolate; to keep separate; to segregate (not usually in the racist sense, but e.g. for quarantine)
- (reflexive) to seclude oneself; to avoid contact
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Further reading
- “absondern” in Duden online