absetzen

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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