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einziehen

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/

“einziehen” is a German word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
  2. to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
  3. to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
  4. to conscript, draft
  5. to collect (taxes etc.)
  6. to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
  7. to indent
  8. to strip of its public-law binding
  9. to move in [with in (+ dative) ‘to a location’]
  10. to penetrate; to be absorbed; to soak [with in (+ accusative) ‘into something’]
  11. to enter [with in (+ accusative) ‘a location’]
  12. to come, to arrive (of peace, a mood, etc.) [with in (+ dative) ‘in a location’]
  13. to get a small object in a body part e.g. a splinter

Etymology

ein- + ziehen

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