ausrangiert
Translation
discarded, decommissioned, scrapped, phased out
Examples
Die ausrangierte Maschine wurde verkauft.
The decommissioned machine was sold.
Er sammelt ausrangierte Möbelstücke.
He collects discarded pieces of furniture.
Grammar Patterns
((attributive)) + Noun as an attributive adjective The discarded ship is rusting in the harbor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: veraltet (outdated), unbrauchbar (useless); Antonyms: neu (new), modern (modern)
Etymology
From 'aus-' (out) and 'rangieren' (to rank, shunt). This implies something is 'ranked out' or removed from its position.
Memory Tips
Picture an old piece of military equipment being taken out ('aus') of its rank ('Rang') and decommissioned.