abscheiden — meaning in English

English meaning

• sequester verb To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

abscheiden is used for these senses in English:

• sequester To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
• strain (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

sequester — full definition

1. verb To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
2. verb To separate in order to store.
3. verb To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
4. verb To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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