изощрить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic изощрити (izoštriti, to sharpen).

Pronunciation

Verb

изощри́ть (izoščrítʹpf (imperfective изощря́ть)

  1. to cultivate, to refine, to make perfect
    изощри́ть ум (па́мять)izoščrítʹ um (pámjatʹ)to sharpen/cultivate the mind (memory)

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