verdünnisieren
Meaning
to head off, sneak off, abscond (leave a place, often abruptly and/or clandestinely)
Concepts
Synonyms
sich verziehen
sich davon machen
davon machen
fortstehlen
auf den Weg machen
die Düse machen
Leine ziehen
in die Büsche schlagen
dünne machen
davonschleichen
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯dʏniˈziːʁən/
Etymology
Ca. 1900, from ver- + dünn (“thin”) + -isieren (“-ize”), humorously for older sich dünn machen (literally “to make oneself thin”).
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