aussetzen

aus- +‎ setzen

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aussetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt aus, past tense setzte aus, past participle ausgesetzt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, to a danger, risk, etc.) to expose
2. (transitive, animal or human) to take somewhere and leave to fend for themselves
   1. (animal or human requiring continued care or protection) to abandon; to maroon (on an island)
   2. (a captive animal that can fend for itself) to release

      Sie nehmen verletzte Tiere auf, pflegen sie und setzen sie später wieder aus.

      They take in injured animals, care for them, then release them back into the wild.

3. (transitive, an award) to offer
4. (transitive, an activity or process) to suspend, to interrupt

   Zölle aussetzen ― to suspend tariffs

5. (intransitive, of a machine or organ) to stop (often suddenly or for short period of time)
6. (intransitive, in a game) to miss a turn

   Du musst eine Runde aussetzen.

   You miss one turn.

7. (transitive, a boat) to lower

• Aussetzen
• Aussetzung
• aussetzend
• ausgesetzt

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From aus- (“out-”) +‎ setzen (“to put”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈæːʊ̯sˌzæt͡sən], [ˈæːʊ̯ˌsæt͡sən]

aussetzen (third-person singular present setzt aus, past participle ausgesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive, a child or pet) to abandon
2. (transitive) to maroon
3. (transitive, an activity, proceedings, etc.) to suspend, to adjourn, to interrupt
4. (transitive, a reward or prize) to offer
5. (transitive, to a danger or risk, etc.) to expose, to subject