ausrotten

German

Etymology

From aus- (“out”) +‎ rotten (“to clear woods”), the latter was a more southern variant of roden, from Middle High German roten, roden, from Proto-Germanic *rudōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtən/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. (originally of plants, now more often figurative) to root out, to eradicate, to extirpate, to purge, to remove entirely
2. (of people, species, etc.) to exterminate, to kill off, to stamp out, to cause to become extinct

Related terms

• Ausrottung
• Ausrottungskrieg

Further reading

• “ausrotten” in Duden online