afzetten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑfˌsɛtə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to take off (an item of clothing)
  • (transitive) to switch off (an electronic device)
  • (transitive) to amputate
  • (transitive) to demarcate, mark out with boundaries
  • (transitive) to sell (products or commodities, typically at a specific sales market)
  • (transitive) to close off, to barricade (a street)
  • (transitive) to dethrone, to remove from office
  • (transitive) to scam, to rip off
  • (transitive) to sediment, to deposit
  • (transitive) to drop off (a passenger at a destination)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch afsetten compound from Dutch, Flemish af (off, from, down-, de-, away) + Dutch, Flemish zetten (set, put, make, insert, typeset, prepare).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

zetten

Gloss

set, put, make, insert, typeset, prepare

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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