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abschwächen

  • [ˈapˌʃvɛçn̩]

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gebildet aus der Partikel ab als Verbzusatz und dem Verb schwächen

verb schwäche ab · schwächst ab · schwächt ab · schwächte ab · schwäch ab!

  1. reflexive, transitive, auch die Wirkung, Bedeutung oder Tragweite von etwas vermindern „EU schwächt Russland-Drohung ab.“

    Opposite: verstärken

In English

  • abate to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate
  • tamp To reduce the intensity of
  • assuage mitigate, relieve
  • avoid (law) to defeat or evade; to invalidate
  • mitigate to reduce, lessen, or decrease
  • slake (obsolete in English) to become less intense
  • diminish To taper
  • mince to suppress or weaken the force of
  • weaken to make weaker
  • attenuate To reduce
  • dilute to weaken
  • alleviate make less severe

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MLA

"abschwächen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/abschw%C3%A4chen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

abschwächen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/abschw%C3%A4chen

Chicago

"abschwächen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/abschw%C3%A4chen.

BibTeX
@misc{abschwa_chen_2026,
  title = {abschwächen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/abschw%C3%A4chen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}