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Etymology edit

From ab- +‎ bringen.

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Verb edit

abbringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt ab, past tense brachte ab, past participle abgebracht, past subjunctive brächte ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly in phrases) to dissuade, discourage, put/throw off course

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Further reading edit

  • abbringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abbringen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abbringen” in Duden online
  • abbringen” in OpenThesaurus.de