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ontverren.

to remove, take away

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɔntˈvɛ.rə(n)/
  1. to remove, take away

    dated · transitive
  2. to remove oneself, go away

    dated · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Dutch ontverren. Equivalent to ont- (“inchoative prefix”) + verren (“to remove, place far away”) or ont- (“away”) + verren (“to remove, place far away”).

verb/ˌɔntˈvɛ.rə(n)/
  1. to make less far, to remove distance to

    figuratively · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From ver (“far”) + ont- -en (“privative circumfix”).

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