afdanken

Definitions of afdanken
  1. verb
    get rid of
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    types:
    ruien, uitval, uitvallen, verharen
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    afpellen, pellen
    peel off in scales
    type of:
    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    throw or cast away
    synonyms: afhameren, opruimen
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    neerkwakken
    throw away as refuse
    inkwakken
    throw away
    afschaffen, derven, ontberen
    forgo or do or go without
    afstaan, renonceren, verbeuren, verspelen
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    type of:
    afkomen, kwijtraken, ontdoen, wegdoen
    dispose of
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