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tilgen (v.t.)
   pay off, repay (debt); wipe out; delete, erase; remove (penalty)

Vorwurf an Angela Merkel: DDR-Schulden sind noch nicht getilgt.
Accusation against Angela Merkel: GDR debts not yet paid off.
Er hat ein Volk von der Erde getilgt.
He wiped a nation off the face of the earth.

Related Words:
die Tilgung repayment; wiping out; deletion, erasure, removal
der Tilgungszeitraum repayment period

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