entsetzen

German (Berlin)

/ɛntˈzɛtsən/, /ɛnˈtsɛtsən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to shock, to horrify, to appall
  • (military) to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege)

Etymology

Prefix from German setzen (set, put) derived from Old High German intsezzen.

Origin

Old High German

intsezzen

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