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Etymology edit

From ости́гти (ostýhty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian остыва́ть (ostyvátʹ), Belarusian астыва́ць (astyvácʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [ɔsteˈɦate]
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остига́ти (ostyhátyimpf (perfective ости́гнути or ости́гти) (intransitive)

  1. (third person only, literally) to cool down, to cool off, to cool (to become cooler; to be reduced in temperature)
    Synonyms: вистига́ти impf (vystyháty), осту́джуватися impf (ostúdžuvatysja), охоло́джуватися impf (oxolódžuvatysja), холо́нути impf (xolónuty)
  2. (third person only, figuratively) to cool down, to cool (to decrease in degree or intensity)
  3. (figuratively) to cool down (to become less agitated or excited)

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