совестить

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Russian

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со́вестить (sóvestitʹimpf (perfective усо́вестить)

  1. (colloquial) to appeal to one's conscience, shame, reproach
    • 1849, Fiodor Dostoïevski, https://ilibrary.ru/text/31/p.1/index.html:
      "Я уже сказал, что мои привилегии серьезно начали меня обижать и совестить"
      "Ja uže skazal, što moi privilegii serʹjezno načali menja obižatʹ i sovestitʹ"
      "I already said, that my privileges were starting to seriously offend and shame me."

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