entsagen

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German

Etymology

ent- +‎ sagen, cognate with Dutch ontzeggen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈzaːɡən/,
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  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ent‧sa‧gen

Verb

entsagen (weak, third-person singular present entsagt, past tense entsagte, past participle entsagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to renounce, to relinquish
  2. to disclaim, to waive, to abandon
  3. to abjure, to abnegate
  4. to abdicate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • entsagen” in Duden online
  • entsagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache