Die sieben großen Industrienationen (G7) wollen bei ihrem Gipfeltreffen im Mai in Japan einen gemeinsamen Aktionsplan zum Kampf gegen den internationalen Terrorismus verabschieden. (Source: Deutsche Welle, Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten (11 April 2016).
In the above, I take "verabschieden" to mean approve, adopt, agree, pass (law or parliamentary bill) or similar.
I am confused how verabschieden can also mean something like reject, which seems to be the opposite of the above.
Example from WordReference.com German dictionary:
von solchen Vorstellungen müssen wir uns verabschieden
we have to turn aside from ideas like that.
Other than common sense and contextual clues, how does a reader tell if verabschieden means accept OR reject in any particular instance?
In the above, I take "verabschieden" to mean approve, adopt, agree, pass (law or parliamentary bill) or similar.
I am confused how verabschieden can also mean something like reject, which seems to be the opposite of the above.
Example from WordReference.com German dictionary:
von solchen Vorstellungen müssen wir uns verabschieden
we have to turn aside from ideas like that.
Other than common sense and contextual clues, how does a reader tell if verabschieden means accept OR reject in any particular instance?