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ruimen.

to make more spacious

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrœy̯mə(n)/
  1. to make more spacious

    transitive
  2. to empty, to evacuate

    transitive
  3. to put away, to tidy up

    transitive
  4. to cull, to exterminate (typically for public health reasons)

    euphemistic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rumen, from Old Dutch *rūmen, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Derived from the adjective *rūmaz and/or the noun *rūmą, from which Dutch ruim. Cognate of räumen.

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