vizieren

Vizieren is a German verb that historically appears as a variant spelling of visieren. The primary meaning is to sight or aim a weapon, specifically to align the front and rear sights (or a riflescope) with a target in order to shoot accurately. In modern standard German, the preferred spelling is visieren; vizieren is largely obsolete or regional and is rarely used in contemporary texts.

Etymology and sense development: the term derives from the idea of using a sight or viser to aim. The related noun Visier denotes the aiming device or sight itself. The verb can also be used more broadly in shooting sports, hunting, or military contexts where precise alignment of sights is required. In everyday language, the reflexive or compound forms related to aiming or targeting may appear as well, but vizieren remains tightly linked to aiming.

Usage and conjugation: vizieren is a regular -ieren verb in German. In modern contexts, one would typically conjugate it as ich visiere, du visierst, er visiert, wir visieren, ihr visiert, sie visieren, with the past participle visiert and the auxiliary habe in perfect constructions (ich habe visiert). Because vizieren is considered archaic or nonstandard, many writers replace it with visieren in formal or instructional texts.

See also: Visier (sighting device), visieren (to aim), anvisieren (to target or sight a target), Ziel (target.

Notes: While vizieren may appear in older literature or regional usage, users seeking standard language should prefer visieren.