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absetzen

Pronunciation: /ˈapzɛtsən/

“absetzen” is a German word. Its 15 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to set down
  2. to drop off
  3. to depose, dethrone
  4. to deduct
  5. to discontinue, to get off
  6. to sell (in large number)
  7. to make (something) stand out
  8. to break away
  9. to collect; to be deposited
  10. to escape; to abscond; to take refuge; to clear off
  11. to send off
  12. to wean; to separate (a calf from its mother)
  13. to throw (its rider)
  14. to retreat; to withdraw
  15. to push off

Etymology

From Middle High German abesetzen. Equivalent to ab- + setzen.

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