afgezogen

Afgezogen is a Dutch term that appears as the past participle of the verb afzuigen, meaning to suction off or draw off. In some contexts it can also be related to afziehen, referring more generally to removing something by pulling, though the usage from afzuigen is the most common in technical language. The exact meaning of afgezogen depends on the verb it stems from and the surrounding context.

In technical and everyday Dutch, afgezogen describes something that has been drawn off, drained, or extracted by suction or withdrawal. For example, in a fluid-handling setting one might say that liquid has been afgezogen from a tank, indicating it was removed by a suction process. In other contexts, it can function as a past participle in passive constructions, as in “het water is afgezogen” to denote that the water has been drawn off.

Grammatical notes: afgezogen is used as the past participle of afzuigen, and in perfect tenses it forms phrases with auxiliary verbs (het water is afgezogen; het proces heeft afgezogen). The form can also appear in adjectival use to describe objects that have undergone the action, though the exact phrasing may vary with regional or disciplinary preferences.

Etymology: the form combines the prefix af- (off, away) with zuigen (to suction) and yields afgezogen for the past participle. In some contexts, related forms from other base verbs (e.g., afzuigen) are used with similar meaning.

See also: afzuiging, afzuigen, afvoer.