Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic искоусити (iskusiti). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɪskʊˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb edit

искуси́ть (iskusítʹpf (imperfective искуша́ть)

  1. (dated) to experience, to acquire knowledge of
  2. (literary) to test, to tempt
    искуси́ть судьбу́iskusítʹ sudʹbúto tempt fate
  3. (literary) to tempt, to entice, to seduce

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