entziehen.
to revoke (a right or permission)
Meaning & usage
to revoke (a right or permission)
Man wird der Mutter das Sorgerecht entziehen und dem Vater zusprechen.
to withdraw (to remove, stop providing)
Nach dem Diebstahl von Büromaterial entzog der Chef seiner Sekretärin das Vertrauen.
to extract (to withdraw by a mechanical or chemical process)
Alkohol entzieht dem Körper Wasser.
to shirk, escape, avoid (one's responsibilities, the consequences of one's actions, etc.)
Der Mörder wird sich seiner Verantwortung nicht entziehen können.
Where this word comes from
ent- + ziehen
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