Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

biztos +‎ -ít

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbistoʃiːt]
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  • Hyphenation: biz‧to‧sít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb edit

biztosít

  1. (transitive) to insure (provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs; (optionally) against something: ellen)
  2. (transitive) to assure someone (about something: -ról/-ről)
  3. (transitive) to ensure, make for, provide, supply, furnish
    Synonyms: ad, nyújt, ellát, gondoskodik
  4. (transitive) to protect, secure (some place or event)
    Synonym: véd
  5. (transitive) to uncock (a firearm)

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Further reading edit

  • biztosít in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • biztosít in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)