bestreiten

Definitions of bestreiten
  1. verb
    furnish money for
    synonyms: aufkommen, herhalten
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    type of:
    fördern, unterstützen
    support materially or financially
  2. verb
    declare untrue; contradict
    synonyms: ableugnen, abstreiten, leugnen, verneinen
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    antonyms:
    zugeben
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
    types:
    dementieren
    make a disclaimer about
    type of:
    ablehnen, negieren, verneinen, widerrufen
    deny the truth of
  3. verb
    throw or cast away
    synonyms: aussondern, aussortieren, verschließen, verwerfen, wegwerfen
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    types:
    verlernen
    discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
    abstoßen, verhökern, verramschen, verschachern, verscherbeln, verscheuern, veräußern
    dispose of by selling
    verwirken
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    type of:
    loswerden, wegtun
    dispose of
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