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absetzen
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See also: Absetzen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German abesetzen. Equivalent to ab- + setzen.
Pronunciation
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
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Absetzer, Absetzung
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