untergraben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German undergraben, from Old High German untargraban. Equivalent to unter- +‎ graben. Cognate with Dutch ondergraven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈɡʁaːbən/, [ˌʊntɐˈɡʁaːbn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧gra‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aːbn̩

Verb

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untergraben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present untergräbt, past tense untergrub, past participle untergraben, past subjunctive untergrübe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to undermine, to subvert

Conjugation

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