imødegå

Danish

Etymology

Second sense probably influenced by imødekomme (to which it is synonymous) and gå i møde (“to walk towards someone walking towards oneself”).

Verb

imødegå

1. to seek to hinder or to mitigate the negative effects of
   • 1962, Aage Bertelsen, Her er dit våben:

     Det essentielle i den mangedimensionale afskrækkelse ligger i at have styrker, der kan imødegå enhver form for trusel,^{[sic – meaning trussel]} fjenden kommer med.

     The essential in the many-dimensional deterral is having forces capable of countering any form of threat which the enemy rustles up.

   • 1999, Den Nordiske kystkulturs særart og livskraft, Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 101:

     Hvis princippet skal efterleves, kræver det nok en meget restriktiv praksis, hvis man skal imødegå, at helårsboliger kun anvendes af sommergæster.

     If the principle is to be followed, it will probably require a very restrictive practice, if one wishes to prevent year-round homes being used only by summer guests.

   • 2014, Kai Sørlander, Den politiske forpligtelse, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:

     Politisk bør vi derfor ikke kun imødegå terrorismen, men vi bør også imødegå ethvert fredeligt forsøg på at erstatte den sekulære demokratiske orden med et system, som bygger på sharia-lov.

     Politically, we ought therefore to not only oppose terrorism, but we should also oppose any peaceful attempt to replace secular democratic order with a system built on sharia law.

2. (rare, proscribed) to satisfy someone's or something's needs, requests or demands
   • 2012, Christian Zwettler, Lars Borking, Jeg revolutionær, Art People, →ISBN:

     Men i stedet for at imødegå kravene valgte Israel at sende et fly med specialstyrker til Uganda.

     But instead of honouring the demands, Israel chose to send an airplane with special forces to Uganda.

   • 2002, Morgendagens skole i Norden : 5.-6. desember 2002, Oslo., Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 43:

     Derfor skal der i skolen bl.a. lægges vægt på at træne elever i at imødegå det nye økonomiske systems krav, ...

     Therefore, more priority must be given in school to training students in accommodating the demands of the new economical system, ...

   • 1988, Thomas Frank Møller, Internationalisering af erhvervsuddannelserne, Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 54:

     Hvilke forholdsregler kan iagttages for at imødegå disse anderledes krav?

     What precautions may be taken to accommodate these different demands?