auswaschen

== German == === Etymology === Equivalent to aus (“out”) +‎ waschen (“to wash”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃən/ Hyphenation: aus‧wa‧schen === Verb === auswaschen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present wäscht aus, past tense wusch aus, past participle ausgewaschen, past subjunctive wüsche aus, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to wash out (a container, a brush, etc.) (transitive) to wash out (a stain, etc.); to remove by washing (reflexive) to be washed out; to fade through washing (chiefly of dyes) ==== Usage notes ==== The reflexive use generally implies gradual fading. For “to wash out” said of a stain, use sich auswaschen lassen: Der Fleck hat sich gut auswaschen lassen. (“That stain washed out well.”) Colloquially, rausgehen is also used: Der Fleck ist gut rausgegangen. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (remove by washing): rauswaschen; rauskriegen (both colloquial) ==== Derived terms ==== Auswaschen Auswaschung === Further reading === “auswaschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “auswaschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “auswaschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “auswaschen” in Duden online