Hungarian

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Etymology

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From erő (force, strength) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -tet (causative suffix), compare erőlködik. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrøːltɛt]
  • Hyphenation: eről‧tet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

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erőltet

  1. (transitive) to force, push something (to constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of; optionally on someone: -ra/-re)
  2. (transitive) to force something (to cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • erőltet 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
  • erőltet in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).