untermauern

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German

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Etymology

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From unter- +‎ mauern.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn/, [ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧mau‧ern

Verb

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untermauern (weak, third-person singular present untermauert, past tense untermauerte, past participle untermauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to underpin
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to underpin, to corroborate

Conjugation

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