ausmerzen

== German == === Etymology === Equivalent to aus (“out”) + an unknown element. There are several theories: From Middle High German merzen (“to trade”), derived from Latin merx (“merchandise”); thus “to remove from commerce, from one’s assortment”. From März (“March”), because in some regions animals unfit for breeding were singled out from the stock during this month. From *merksen, from merken (“to mark, notice”) +‎ -sen; compare structurally English mark out. From *märksen, from Mark (“borderland”, formerly also “land, property”) +‎ -sen, thus “to remove from the land”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛrtsən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sˌmɛʁ.t͡sn̩], [-ˌmɛɐ̯-] Hyphenation: aus‧mer‧zen === Verb === ausmerzen (weak, third-person singular present merzt aus, past tense merzte aus, past participle ausgemerzt, auxiliary haben) to weed out, exterminate, remove entirely Synonyms: austilgen, ausrotten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ausmerzen Ausmerzung === Further reading === “ausmerzen” in Duden online “ausmerzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache