umlegen

From Middle High German umbelegen, from Old High German umbileggen, from Proto-West Germanic *umbilaggjan. Equivalent to um- +‎ legen. Cognate to Dutch omleggen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊmˌleːɡən/

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• Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

umlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt um, past tense legte um, past participle umgelegt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to tilt, to lay flat
2. (transitive, of costs) to apportion; to divide
3. (transitive, of a switch, card) to flip
4. (transitive) to move
   1. (of a lever) to shift, to move
   2. (of an appointment) to change [with auf ‘to’]
   3. (of a cable etc.) to re-lay
   4. (of a patient) to transfer, to move
5. (transitive, of a necklace, scarf, coat etc.) to put on
6. (transitive, slang) to kill, off, waste, especially in a planned, clandestine way (by assassination etc.)

   Der unliebsame Zeuge wurde vom Geheimdienst umgelegt.

   The unwelcome witness was whacked by the secret service.

   Der SS-Führer entschied, die Männer des Dorfes umlegen zu lassen.

   The SS officer decided that the men of the village should be finished off.

7. (transitive) to knock down (a wall, an opponent)
8. (reflexive) to capsize

• Umlegen, Umleger, Umlegung
• umgelegt, umlegbar

• Umlegekragen

From um- +‎ legen.

• IPA^(key): /ʊmˈleːɡən/
• Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

umlegen (weak, third-person singular present umlegt, past tense umlegte, past participle umlegt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, rare) to lay something around something, e.g. garnish

   Sie umlegte den Braten mit Kartoffeln.

   She laid (a garnish) of potatoes around the roast.

• Umlegen

• “umlegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “umlegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “umlegen (separable verb)” in Duden online
• “umlegen (inseparable verb)” in Duden online