auseinandersetzen

(verb)

Meanings

1.
to (make) sit apart
(Think of a teacher separating two people in class and placing them in different areas.)
Opposite (closest): zusammensetzen
2.
to deal with, to confront, to tackle
("sich+Acc auseinandersetzen mit" - can be about dealing with a challenge or looking into a topic or confronting something. Think of it as an opposite to ignoring, with a little "tackling" undertone, if that makes sense :).)
3.
to explain something to someone, to run someone through something
("jemandem etwas auseinandersetzen" - sounds quite formal and it's quite rare.)

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Root: *sed-
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