ausdenken

German

Etymology

aus- +‎ denken. Cognate with English out + think ("think-out").

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkŋ̍]

Verb

1. (reflexive dative) to come up with, to think up, to make up

   Synonyms: erfinden, erdenken, ersinnen

Related terms

• andenken
• bedenken
• durchdenken
• mitdenken
• nachdenken
• überdenken
• umdenken
• verdenken
• vordenken
• zurückdenken

Further reading

• “ausdenken” in Duden online