ausrotten

Meaning

1. (weak) to root out, to eradicate, to extirpate, to purge, to remove entirely
2. (usually,weak) to exterminate, to kill off, to stamp out, to cause to become extinct

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtən/

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.