aufheben

== German == === Etymology === From auf- +‎ heben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌheːbm̩], [-bən] Hyphenation: auf‧he‧ben === Verb === aufheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt auf, past tense hob auf or (archaic) hub auf, past participle aufgehoben, past subjunctive höbe auf or (archaic) hübe auf, auxiliary haben) to pick up (something lying on the ground) Synonyms: aufsammeln, auflesen (often with reflexive dative) to keep something for the future (emphasis on not throwing away) Synonym: aufbewahren to abolish (rule, law, etc.) Synonym: abschaffen (broader) to sublate (preserve and cancel simultaneously) ==== Usage notes ==== There is little if any room for confusion between the senses “keep” and “abolish” since the former is used with material things and the latter with immaterial things. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Aufheben, Aufheber, Aufhebung aufhebend, aufgehoben === Further reading === “aufheben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “aufheben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aufheben” in Duden online “aufheben” in OpenThesaurus.de aufheben on Wikipedia.Wikipedia