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vertilgen

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See also: Vertilgen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vertilgen, vertiligen, from Old High German firtīligōn. Equivalent to ver- +‎ tilgen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧til‧gen

Verb

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vertilgen (weak, third-person singular present vertilgt, past tense vertilgte, past participle vertilgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to eradicate
    • 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case]‎[1]:
      Dann stellte ich in den beiden Zimmern alles so, wie es vorher gewesen war, ging in die Küche, reinigte das Glas, vertilgte überhaupt jede Spur meiner Anwesenheit und ging fort.
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  2. (transitive, colloquial) to eat up, to gulp down

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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