avutrota

Swedish

Etymology

av (“cease; de-”) +‎ utrota (“eradicate”)

Verb

avutrota (present avutrotar, preterite avutrotade, supine avutrotat, imperative avutrota)

  1. to make de-extinct; to bring back an eradicated species
    Antonym: utrota
    • 2022 March 16, Ania Obminska, “Här är djuren som kan väckas till liv – med gensaxen Crispr”, in Ny teknik‎[1]:
      Forskare tittar på att avutrota pungdjur och råttor.
      Researchers are looking at de-eradicating marsupials and rats.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avutrota (weak)
active passive
infinitive avutrota avutrotas
supine avutrotat avutrotats
imperative avutrota —
imper. plural1 avutroten —
present past present past
indicative avutrotar avutrotade avutrotas avutrotades
ind. plural1 avutrota avutrotade avutrotas avutrotades
subjunctive2 avutrote avutrotade avutrotes avutrotades
present participle avutrotande
past participle avutrotad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

  • (adjective): avutrotad (“de-eradicated”)

Further reading

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