absägen

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ sägen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌzɛːɡən/, [ˈʔapˌzɛːɡŋ̍] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈapˌzeːɡən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: ab‧sä‧gen === Verb === absägen (weak, third-person singular present sägt ab, past tense sägte ab, past participle abgesägt, auxiliary haben) to saw off (figurative, colloquial) to oust, to displace, to preempt Synonyms: absetzen, entmachten, entthronen, stürzen, verdrängen, abschieben, abschießen, abservieren, ausstechen, kaltstellen, schassen, ausbooten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Absägen den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt === Further reading === “absägen” in Duden online “absägen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache