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entwerten

to cancel / devalue

entwerten – entwertete – hat entwertet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry entwerten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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entwerten vs abstempeln

to stamp / label

For a paper ticket, abstempeln explicitly refers to the process of stamping it. Entwerten describes the function: the ticket is marked as used, and this can also be done by punching or printing on it. When a stamp is used, both words fit, but entwerten does not specify the method.

Visual example for abstempeln
entwerten

Am Bahnhof entwertet Lea ihre Papierfahrkarte am Automaten.

At the station, Lea cancels her paper ticket at the machine.

abstempeln

Am Bahnhof stempelt Lea ihre Papierfahrkarte am Automaten ab.

At the station, Lea stamps her paper ticket at the machine.

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