Hungarian

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Etymology

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kendő +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛndøːz]
  • Hyphenation: ken‧dőz
  • Rhymes: -øːz

Verb

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kendőz

  1. (transitive, literary, slightly derogatory) to cover, hide, paint, conceal (to cover one's face with cosmetics, foundation, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative, derogatory) to whitewash, conceal, hide (to cover over errors or bad actions)
    Synonyms: palástol, leplez

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ kendőz 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.)

Further reading

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  • kendőz 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