verb#3,579 by frequency

entziehen

[ʔɛntˈtsiː.ən]

to withdraw; to revoke; to extract

Meanings

1
to withdraw — to remove, stop providing
- Die Antwort auf diese Frage entzieht sich einem.
  The answer to this question is elusive.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Versuchen Sie nicht, sich der Verantwortung zu entziehen!
  Do not try to avoid responsibility.
  Tatoeba · freddy1 · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to revoke — a right or permission
3
to extract — to withdraw by a mechanical or chemical process
4
to shirk, escape, avoid — one's responsibilities, the consequences of one's actions, etc.rare