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minieren

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German

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Etymology

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From Mine-ieren, after French miner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈniːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nie‧ren
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Verb

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minieren (weak, third-person singular present miniert, past tense minierte, past participle miniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mine, to dig tunnels, galleries (but not used for the extraction of raw materials, see abbauen instead)
  2. (archaic) to mine (equip with explosive devices)
    Synonym: verminen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • minieren” in Duden online
  • minieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache