ablösen

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (weak) to detach, to remove, to peel off
  2. (weak) to supersede, to displace, to replace, to take over from
  3. (weak) to relieve
  4. (weak) to pay off (a debt, mortgage etc. in one lump sum)
  5. (Austria, weak) to pay a previous owner or renter for (fixtures and fittings)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈapˌløːzən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ablœsen, abelœsen, ablōsen, abelōsen, from Old High German abalōsen. Equivalent to ab- + lösen.

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