heruntersetzen

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German

Etymology

herunter- +‎ setzen

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  • Hyphenation: he‧r‧unter‧set‧zen

Verb

heruntersetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt herunter, past tense setzte herunter, past participle heruntergesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to reduce (price etc.)
    Die Preise für Winterkleidung wurden stark heruntergesetzt.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to belittle (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is)

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