biztat

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Hungarian

Etymology

From bízik +‎ -tat.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbistɒt]
  • Hyphenation: biz‧tat

Verb

biztat

  1. (transitive) to encourage
    Synonyms: bátorít, lelkesít, buzdít
  2. (transitive) to promise, to hold out promises or a possibility (with -val/-vel)
    Synonyms: ígér, kilátásba helyez, kecsegtet
    A barátom állással biztat.My friend is promising a job.
  3. (transitive) to persuade, talk someone into something
    Synonyms: rábeszél, unszol, (derogatory) bujtogat
  4. (transitive, folksy, of animals) to urge, prod, goad on
    Synonyms: nógat, ösztökél, sarkall, noszogat

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ biztat 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.)