German

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Etymology

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aus- (out) +‎ tilgen (to erase)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Further reading

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  • austilgen” in Duden online
  • austilgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache