entäußern

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German

Etymology

From ent- +‎ äußern.

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Verb

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

  1. (higher register, reflexive) 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) to divest oneself of, to give away
    Er hat sich seines gesamten Vermögens entäußert.
    He divested himself of all his assets.

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