entäußern

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German

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Etymology

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From ent- +‎ äußern.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈʔɔɪ̯sɐn]
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Verb

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entäußern (weak, third-person singular present entäußert, past tense entäußerte, past participle entäußert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register, reflexive) to give up, to renounce, to relinquish [with genitive ‘something’]
    Er wurde gezwungen, sich seiner Freiheit zu entäußern.
    He was forced to relinquish (himself of) his freedom.
  2. (higher register, reflexive) to divest oneself of, to give away [with genitive ‘something’]
    Er hat sich seines gesamten Vermögens entäußert.
    He divested himself of all his assets.

Conjugation

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