austilgen

German

Etymology

aus- (“out”) +‎ tilgen (“to erase”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sˌtɪlɡn̩/, /ˈʔaʊ̯sˌtɪlɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧til‧gen

Verb

austilgen (weak, third-person singular present tilgt aus, past tense tilgte aus, past participle ausgetilgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated) to erase utterly and completely
    Synonym: auslöschen
  2. (transitive) to eradicate utterly and completely
    Synonyms: ausmerzen, ausrotten, beseitigen, vernichten, vertilgen

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Austilgung

Further reading
  • “austilgen” in Duden online
  • “austilgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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