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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From tørr + legge.
Verb
tørrlegge (imperative tørrlegg, present tense tørrlegger, passive tørrlegges, simple past tørrla, past participle tørrlagt, present participle tørrleggende)
- to drain (an area)
- to dry out (including alcoholics)
- to make an area dry by banning the sale of alcohol
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