einziehen
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/
“einziehen” is a German word. Its 13 meanings in English:
verb
- to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
- to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
- to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
- to conscript, draft
- to collect (taxes etc.)
- to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
- to indent
- to strip of its public-law binding
- to move in [with in (+ dative) ‘to a location’]
- to penetrate; to be absorbed; to soak [with in (+ accusative) ‘into something’]
- to enter [with in (+ accusative) ‘a location’]
- to come, to arrive (of peace, a mood, etc.) [with in (+ dative) ‘in a location’]
- to get a small object in a body part e.g. a splinter
Etymology
ein- + ziehen
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