German

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Etymology

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From ab- +‎ strafen (to punish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʃtʁaːfn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧stra‧fen

Verb

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abstrafen (weak, third-person singular present straft ab, past tense strafte ab, past participle abgestraft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to punish, often out of vengefulness

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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