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eradication
The complete destruction or elimination of an animal or plant species, a disease, or a group of living beings.
Der WWF kämpft gegen die Ausrottung bedrohter Tierarten.
The WWF fights against the eradication of endangered animal species.
'Ausrottung' (eradication) is the noun derived from the verb 'ausrotten' (to eradicate). This verb literally means 'to tear out by the root' and describes complete and final destruction.
Manche Krankheiten konnte man durch Impfungen fast vollständig ausrotten.
Some diseases could be almost completely eradicated through vaccinations.
Common combinations are 'die Ausrottung einer Art' (the eradication of a species), 'gegen die Ausrottung kämpfen' (to fight against eradication), or 'von der Ausrottung bedroht sein' (to be threatened with eradication). The word has a very strong, negative character.
Viele Organisationen setzen sich für den Schutz der von der Ausrottung bedrohten Tiger ein.
Many organizations work to protect tigers that are threatened with eradication.
What is being eradicated usually appears in the genitive directly after the noun, or is attached with the preposition 'von' plus dative.
Die Ausrottung der Pocken ist ein großer Erfolg der Medizin.
The eradication of smallpox is a major success of medicine.
combating
'Bekämpfung' and 'Ausrottung' can both have to do with action against diseases, pests, or other living things. 'Bekämpfung' describes measures against something harmful and can also mean that you only control it or stop it from spreading. 'Ausrottung' is much stronger: it means that a disease, animal species, plant species, or group disappears completely or is destroyed. Learners may confuse the words when the goal sounds very large. Remember: 'Bekämpfung' is the fight against it; 'Ausrottung' is the complete end.
Viele Länder arbeiten daran, die Ausrottung dieser Krankheit zu erreichen.
Many countries are working to achieve the eradication of this disease.
Die Bekämpfung der Mücken beginnt schon im Frühling.
Mosquito control begins as early as spring.