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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic льстити (lĭstiti) (also лестити (lestiti)), from Proto-Slavic *lьstiti, derived as if from *lьstь (whence лесть (lestʹ)) + -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lʲsʲtʲitʲ]
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Verb

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льстить (lʹstitʹimpf (perfective польсти́ть) [with dative or (sometimes) accusative]

  1. to flatter, to adulate
    льстить себя́lʹstitʹ sebjáto flatter oneself (with)
    льстить себя́ наде́ждойlʹstitʹ sebjá nadéždojflatter oneself with hope
    да́нная фотогра́фия вам не льститdánnaja fotográfija vam ne lʹstitthis picture doesn't flatter you
  2. to flatter, to please

Conjugation

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