German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ tragen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaptʁaːɡŋ̩], [ˈʔaptʁaːɡən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧tra‧gen

Verb

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abtragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present trägt ab, past tense trug ab, past participle abgetragen, past subjunctive trüge ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. to remove, denude
  2. to degrade, wear down
  3. to pay off
  4. to carry off
  5. to clear up, clear away
  6. to take down, tear down

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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