minieren

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German

Etymology

From Mine +‎ -ieren, after French miner.

Pronunciation

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

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

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Further reading

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