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vertilgen.

to eradicate, to destroy, to erase (mainly of pests, weeds, traces)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]
  1. to eradicate, to destroy, to erase (mainly of pests, weeds, traces)

    literary · transitive · weak
  2. to consume, to eat (of animals, often to describe eating habits)

    transitive · weak
  3. to eat up, to gobble up (to consume completely and with relish, often implying a degree of excess)

    colloquial · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

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

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