aflive

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Danish

Etymology

af- (de-) +‎ live (life). Earliest attested in the first half of the 15th century. Cognate of Swedish avliva, Dutch aflijven and German ableiben.

Pronunciation

Verb

aflive (imperative afliv, infinitive at aflive, present tense afliver, past tense aflivede, perfect tense har aflivet)

  1. to euthanize

Descendants

  • Icelandic: aflífa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avlive

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