# ausgerottet

ausgerottet is a German adjective meaning “exterminated”.

## Meanings

1. exterminated
2. extinct

## Examples

- Gottseidank ist Polio ausgerottet worden. — Thank goodness that polio has been eradicated.
- Hier sind fast alle Insekten mit Pestiziden ausgerottet worden. — In this area, almost all the insects have been killed off by pesticides.
- Die Masern wurden vor 19 Jahren in den Vereinigten Staaten ausgerottet. — Measles was eliminated in the U.S. 19 years ago.

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