ächten

  1. (historical, transitive, weak) to banish, ostracize, outlaw (expel someone from society and declare them unprotected by law)
  2. (figuratively, weak) to ostracize, shun (look down upon someone and refuse to associate with them)
  3. (figuratively, weak) to proscribe, outlaw, ban (declare something unacceptable)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛçtən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German æhten, āhten, from Old High German āhten, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htijan. By surface analysis, Acht + -en.

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