taanduma

== Estonian == === Etymology === taandama +‎ -uma === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑːnd̥umɑ/, [ˈtɑːnd̥umɑ] Rhymes: -ɑːndumɑ Hyphenation: taan‧du‧ma === Verb === taanduma (da-infinitive taanduda) (intransitive) to retreat; to recede; to withdraw Synonym: taganema To move backwards. To abandon one's positions under enemy pressure. (of water) To recede over time. (intransitive) to weaken, to diminish, to subside; to lose importance Synonym: taganema (intransitive) to retire from, to stand aside, to resign, to step down (intransitive) to be simplified, to be reduced, to become something less valuable (intransitive, chemistry) to undergo reduction ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== taganema ==== Derived terms ==== taanduja taandumatu taandumine taandumus === References === taanduma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “taanduma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009