VERBS ENDING IN -IEREN

Many English verbs can be found in German as well. They just often use a different ending. Let me
give you some examples. Some of these might not exactly mean the same but they will get you
close enough to the exact meaning. With very few exceptions, -ieren-Verbs are regular:

addieren add illustrieren illustrate

aktivieren activate implizieren implicate

amputieren amputate indizieren indicate

assoziieren associate initiieren initiate

automatisieren automate integrieren integrate

dekorieren decorate isolieren insulate

delegieren delegate kassieren cashier

demonstrieren demonstrate kommunizieren communicate

determinieren determine kompensieren compensate

diskriminieren discriminate konfiszieren confiscate

dividieren divide kontaminieren contaminate

eliminieren eliminate kontemplieren contemplate

emanzipieren emmancipate konzentrieren concentrate

emigrieren emigrate kooperieren cooperate

eskalieren escalate korrigieren correct

evakuieren evacuate kreieren create

fantasieren fantasize kultivieren cultivate

fluktuieren fluctuate lackieren lacquer

formulieren formulate laminieren laminate

fotokopieren photocopy levitieren levitate

frustrieren frustrate liberalisieren liberalize

generieren generate markieren mark

gratulieren congratulate marschieren march

gravieren gravitate? moderieren moderate

motivieren motivate replizieren replicate

multiplizieren multiply rotieren rotate

mutieren mutate situieren situate

navigieren navigate spekulieren speculate

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notieren notate stagnieren stagnate

operieren operate stimulieren stimulate

partizipieren participate telefonieren telephone

polieren polish terminieren terminate

probieren probe trainieren train

punktieren punctuate validieren validate

rasieren to razor verbarrikadieren barricade

realisieren realize verkomplizieren complicate

reparieren repair zelebrieren celebrate

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