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uitzetten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deport verb To formally expel a foreign national from a country, usually for breaking immigration or other laws.
  • dilate verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
  • evict verb To legally force someone to leave a property they rent or occupy.
  • expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
  • extradite verb To hand over a person accused or convicted of a crime to another country or jurisdiction for trial or punishment.
  • fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.

Senses

uitzetten is used for these senses in English:

  • deport (transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
  • dilate (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
  • evict (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
  • expand (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
  • extradite (transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.
  • fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
  • fatten (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
  • set out (UK, transitive) To position, to put in a position

dilate — full definition

  1. verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
  2. verb (formal) To speak or write about something at length.
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