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German

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Etymology

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ent- +‎ sagen, cognate with Dutch ontzeggen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈzaːɡən/, [ʔɛntˈzaːɡŋ̩]
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  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ent‧sa‧gen

Verb

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entsagen (weak, third-person singular present entsagt, past tense entsagte, past participle entsagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to renounce, to relinquish [with dative]
  2. to disclaim, to waive, to abandon
  3. to abjure, to abnegate
  4. to abdicate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • entsagen” in Duden online
  • entsagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache