Hungarian

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Etymology

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el- (perfective prefix) +‎ mérgesít

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlmeːrɡɛʃiːt]
  • Hyphenation: el‧mér‧ge‧sít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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elmérgesít

  1. (transitive) to infect (a wound) (to cause inflammation)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to poison, embitter, aggravate, sour (to make worse, e.g. a situation, condition, relationship)
    Az esemény elmérgesítette a két család közötti kapcsolatot.The incident soured the relationship between the two families.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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