elpusztít

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ pusztít

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: el‧pusz‧tít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

elpusztít

  1. (transitive) to destroy, to ruin
    Synonyms: megsemmisít, lerombol
  2. (transitive) to devastate
    Synonym: letarol
  3. (transitive, especially of animals) to kill, to exterminate
    Synonyms: megöl, kiirt

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Further reading

  • elpusztít in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • elpusztít in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).