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Etymology edit

ab- +‎ stumpf +‎ -en

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapʃtump͡fən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧stump‧fen
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Verb edit

abstumpfen (weak, third-person singular present stumpft ab, past tense stumpfte ab, past participle abgestumpft, auxiliary sein)

  1. (often figurative) to blunt, dull, deaden
    Antonym: aufleben

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