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Etymology 1

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um- +‎ spannen

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umspannen (weak, third-person singular present umspannt, past tense umspannte, past participle umspannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to enclasp, to encompass, to embrace
  2. to encompass, to comprise, to span
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Etymology 2

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um- +‎ spannen

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umspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt um, past tense spannte um, past participle umgespannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to change from one harness to another, to reharness
  2. (electricity) to braid, to convert
    Synonym: transformieren
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