ausradieren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German ausradieren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯s.raːˌdiː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: aus‧ra‧die‧ren

Verb

ausradieren

1. (transitive) to eradicate, to exterminate
   • 2012, Jaap Harten, De getatoeëerde Lorelei, De Bezige Bij (digital edition, 1st edition from 1968), →ISBN, unnumbered page.

     ‘Hij volgt een speciale tactiek; wij beschikken over geheime wapens waarmee wij onze vijanden tijdig zullen ausradieren.’

2. (transitive) to clear, to efface, to erase
   • 2016, Sietse van der Hoek, Alles klar. Nederland-Duitsland van A tot Z, Uitgeverij Balans, →ISBN.

     De ausradierte, tweehonderd meter brede kuststrook kwam vol te staan met bunkers, kazematten, geschutstellingen.

     The cleared coastal strip that was two hundred metres wide was built up with bunkers, casemates, artillery batteries.

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German

Etymology

aus +‎ radieren

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯sʁaˌdiːʁən/, [ˈaʊ̯sʁaˌdiːʁən], [ˈaʊ̯sʁaˌdiː.ɐn]

Verb

1. (transitive) to rub out (remove with a rubber)
2. (transitive, military) to eradicate; to utterly destroy (a city, by means of bombing)

Further reading

“ausradieren” in Duden online