entäußern

German

Etymology

From ent- +‎ äußern.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈʔɔɪ̯sɐn]
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Verb

entäußern (weak, third-person singular present entäußert, past tense entäußerte, past participle entäußert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register, reflexive, with genitive) to give up, to renounce, to relinquish
    Er wurde gezwungen, sich seiner Freiheit zu entäußern.
    He was forced to relinquish (himself of) his freedom.
  2. (higher register, reflexive, with genitive) to divest oneself of something, to give away
    Er hat sich seines gesamten Vermögens entäußert.
    He divested himself of all his assets.

Conjugation

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