Verb
entziehen
to revoke (a right or permission)
B1
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Meanings
Verb
- to revoke (a right or permission)
- to withdraw (to remove, stop providing)
- to extract (to withdraw by a mechanical or chemical process)
- to shirk, escape, avoid (one's responsibilities, the consequences of one's actions, etc.)
In a sentence
Die Stadt entzog ihm die Erlaubnis.
The city revoked his permit.
Forms
infinitive
entziehen
he/she/it
entzieht
simple past
entzog
perfect
hat entzogen
takes + Akkusativ