abfedern

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ federn

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧fe‧dern
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌfeːdəʁn/, [ˈʔapˌfeːdɐn]

Verb

abfedern (weak, third-person singular present federt ab, past tense federte ab, past participle abgefedert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cushion (a blow); to mitigate (the effects)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “abfedern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “abfedern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “abfedern” in Duden online
  • “abfedern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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