Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

szigor (strictness, rigor) +‎ -ít (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiɡoriːt]
  • Hyphenation: szi‧go‧rít
  • Rhymes: -iːt
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Verb edit

szigorít

  1. (transitive) to tighten, to make stricter, to make more stringent/rigorous/severe
    Antonym: enyhít
    A kormánynak tovább kell szigorítania az adatvédelmi szabályokat.
    The government must further tighten the data protection rules.

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References edit

  1. ^ szigorít in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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