verwerfen — meaning in English

English meaning

• discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
• nix noun Nothing, zero.
• overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
• quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
• reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
• reprobate adj Thrown away as having no value.
• toss verb To throw something lightly or carelessly, usually with an upward motion.

Senses

verwerfen is used for these senses in English:

• discard (transitive) To throw away, to reject.
• nix To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
• overturn (legal, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
• reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
• reprobate To refuse, set aside.

discard — full definition

1. verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
2. verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
3. noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.

nix — full definition

1. noun Nothing, zero.
2. verb To reject, cancel, or put a stop to something.
3. intj An exclamation meaning "no" or "not at all."

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