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versetzen

Pronunciation: /fərˈzɛtsən/

“versetzen” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed
  2. to transfer (to another position, location, etc.)
  3. to promote, allow to pass (to the next grade)
  4. to put (someone in some mental state)
  5. to sell or pawn, especially pieces of one’s private possessions
  6. to deal (a blow)
  7. to say, reply, retort
  8. to stand (someone) up; to fail to meet (someone) one had arranged to meet with (no particular romantic connotation unlike with stand up)
  9. to mix

Etymology

From Middle High German versetzen, from Old High German firsezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *frasattjan. Equivalent to ver- + setzen. Compare Dutch verzetten, English forset.

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