Abgelöst

Abgelöst is the past participle of the German verb ablösen and can function as an adjective or as part of a passive construction. It describes something that has been detached, replaced, or relieved by something else. In many contexts it refers to people or offices that have been superseded by a successor, but it can also apply to physical components or tasks that have been removed and substituted.

In usage, abgelöst commonly appears with a phrasing that indicates who took over. For example, Der Präsident wurde von seinem Nachfolger abgelöst means that the president was replaced by a successor. The agent of replacement is typically expressed with von or durch, as in abgelöst von seinem Nachfolger or abgelöst durch neue Führung. The term also occurs in shift work or service contexts, such as Die Nachtwache wurde abgelöst, indicating a relieved or relieved shift change.

In a physical or technical sense, abgelöst can describe something that has been detached or removed, for instance eine abgelöste Schraube (a detached screw) or eine abgelöste Lackschicht (a peeled coating). Here ablösen means to detach or remove, and abgelöst describes the state after the action.

Nouns related to the concept include Ablösung (the act or process of replacement) and Nachfolge (succession). Abgelöst is often contrasted with synonyms like ersetzt or ausgetauscht, which emphasize replacement but not necessarily the act of detachment.