ausrotten

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) (Unkraut) pull up; (Tierart, Volk) wipe out, eradicate, exterminate (auch fig.); fig. auch root (oder stamp) out; alte Vorurteile ausrotten uproot old prejudices

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to wipe out; to exterminate; to eradicate; to kill off; to extirpate

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aus|rot|ten ['ausrɔtn]

vt sep

to wipe out; Wanzen etc to destroy; Religion, Ideen to stamp out, to eradicate

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1) (to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) eradicate

2) (to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) exterminate

3) (to destroy completely: So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.) kill off

4) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) root out

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aus|rot·ten

vt

▪ etw \ausrotten to exterminate sb/sth

Termiten \ausrotten to destroy termites

Unkraut \ausrotten to wipe out sep weeds

ein Volk \ausrotten to exterminate [or sep wipe out] a people

Ideen/Religion \ausrotten to eradicate form [or sep stamp out] ideas/a religion

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transitives Verb eradicate <weeds, vermin, etc.>; (fig.) wipe out <family, enemy, species, etc.>; eradicate, stamp out <superstition, idea, evil, etc.>

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ausrotten v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) (Unkraut) pull up; (Tierart, Volk) wipe out, eradicate, exterminate (auch fig); fig auch root (oder stamp) out;

alte Vorurteile ausrotten uproot old prejudices

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transitives Verb eradicate <weeds, vermin, etc.>; (fig.) wipe out <family, enemy, species, etc.>; eradicate, stamp out <superstition, idea, evil, etc.>

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v.

to eradicate v.

to exterminate v.

to extirpate v.

to stamp out v.

to wipe out v.