entnehmen

Definitions of entnehmen
  1. verb
    remove from its packing
    synonyms: auspacken, herausgreifen
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    antonyms:
    packen
    arrange in a container
    types:
    herausholen, herausnehmen
    take out of a container or enclosed space
    type of:
    abnehmen, entfernen, wegnehmen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    believe to be the case
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    type of:
    abkaufen, abnehmen, glauben
    accept as true; take to be true
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