καρυκεύω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰρῡ́κη (karū́kē, rich sauce made of blood and spices) +‎ -εύω (-eúō, verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰρῡκεύω (karūkeúō) (Koine)

  1. dress with rich sauce
    Synonyms: ἀρτύω (artúō), φαρμάσσω (pharmássō)
  2. (figuratively, of speech) season a story with nice words or phrases
  3. (figuratively) embroil

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κᾰρῡκεύω (karūkeúō), from κᾰρῡ́κη (karū́kē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ɾiˈce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧ρυ‧κεύ‧ω

Verb

καρυκεύω (karykévo) (past καρύκεψα, passive καρυκεύομαι)

  1. (transitive) to add spice, to flavour
    Synonyms: αρταίνω (artaíno), αρτύνω (artýno), αρωματίζω (aromatízo), νοστιμεύω (nostimévo), νοστιμίζω (nostimízo)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to spice up
  3. (transitive, figuratively, of speech) to embellish with details and nice words

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ καρυκεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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