entsetzen

From Middle High German entsezzen, from Old High German intsezzen. Equivalent to ent- +‎ setzen, literally “to put out (of a state, condition)”, whence the two senses of to horrify (i.e. put out of tranquility) and to relieve (i.e. put out of a siege). Compare Dutch ontzetten.

• IPA^(key): /ɛntˈzɛtsən/, [ʔɛntˈzɛ.t͡sn̩], [ʔɛnd-], [-t͡sən] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈtsɛtsən/ (variant, by assimilation)

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• Hyphenation: ent‧set‧zen

entsetzen (weak, third-person singular present entsetzt, past tense entsetzte, past participle entsetzt, auxiliary haben)

1. to shock, horrify, appall
2. (military) to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege)

• Entsatz m
• entsetzlich
• Entsetzen n

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• “entsetzen” in Duden online
• “entsetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

From ent- +‎ setzen, after German entsetzen.

• IPA^(key): /æntˈzætsen/, [ænˈd͡zæt͡sən]

entsetzen (third-person singular present entsetzt, past participle entsat, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to horrify, to appall
2. (reflexive) to be horrified, to be appalled

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