Verbs ending in -ieren

Recap

Many English verbs can be found in German as well. They just 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, actually very close, to the meaning
to be understood precisely:
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

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