abrüsten
German, verb/ˈapˌʁʏstn̩/
abrüsten is spelled A-B-R-Ü-S-T-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrüsten is a German verb meaning “to disarm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Militärarsenal verkleinern”.
What does abrüsten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to disarm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Militärarsenal verkleinern 2. Hilfsmittel abbauen, abräumen; Gerüst(e) entfernen 3. aus dem Militärdienst ausscheiden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abrüsten
- rüstet ab present singular third-person
- rüstete ab past
- abgerüstet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abrüstend participle present
- abzurüsten infinitive infinitive-zu
- rüste ab first-person indicative present
- rüsten ab first-person indicative plural
- rüstest ab indicative present second-person
- rüsteten ab first-person indicative plural
- rüstetest ab indicative preterite second-person
- rüstetet ab indicative plural preterite
- rüst ab! imperative singular
- rüste ab! imperative singular
- rüstet ab! imperative plural
- abgerüstet haben active infinitive perfect
- abgerüstet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- abgerüstet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrüsten?
- /ˈapˌʁʏstn̩/
- [ˈapˌʁʏstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abrüsten in German?
abrüsten appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).