abfedern

German

Etymology

ab- + federn

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧fe‧dern
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌfeːdəʁn/, [ˈʔapˌfeːdɐn]

Verb

abfedern (weak, third-person singular present federt ab, past tense federte ab, past participle abgefedert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cushion (a blow); to mitigate (the effects)

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Further reading

  • abfedern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abfedern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abfedern” in Duden online
  • abfedern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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