abrasieren

/ˈapʁaˌziːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
rasiert ab
past
rasierte ab
perfect
hat abrasiert

Meaning

  1. to shave off

    Built from ab (off, away) + rasieren (to shave).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • rasieren to shave

Similar words

rasieren

Abrasieren is shaving something off completely — a beard, all of it; rasieren is the general word for routine shaving.

Practice

1 What does abrasieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich den Bart ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abrasieren?

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