Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1838. From semleges (neutral) +‎ -ít (verb-forming suffix), from sem +‎ -leges.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛmlɛɡɛʃiːt]
  • Hyphenation: sem‧le‧ge‧sít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb edit

semlegesít

  1. (transitive) to neutralize (to make even, inactive or ineffective)
    Az ellenszer semlegesítette a mérget.The antidote neutralised the toxin.
  2. (transitive, politics) to neutralize (to make a territory politically neutral)
  3. (transitive, chemistry) to neutralize (to make an acidic or alkaline substance chemically neutral)

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References edit

  1. ^ semlegesít in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. ^ semlegesít 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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