untermauern

German

Etymology

From unter- + mauern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn/
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Verb

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

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

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