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neerslaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • condense verb To make something shorter or more compact by removing unnecessary parts.
  • precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.

Senses

neerslaan is used for these senses in English:

  • abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
  • precipitate (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

condense — full definition

  1. verb To make something shorter or more compact by removing unnecessary parts.
  2. verb To change from a gas into a liquid.

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