engesztel

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as enged (to allow) + -eszt (causative suffix) + -el (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛŋɡɛstɛl]
  • Hyphenation: en‧gesz‧tel

Verb

engesztel

  1. (transitive) to appease, conciliate (to dispel anger or hatred)
    Synonyms: békít, békéltet, bocsánatot kér
  2. (transitive) to soften, conciliate, placate, mollify (to alleviate something)
    Synonyms: csillapít, nyugtat, csitít, csendesít

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • kiengesztel
  • megengesztel

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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