elzavar

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ zavar

Pronunciation

Verb

elzavar

  1. (transitive, of a living being) to chase away, drive away (to force someone or something to leave) (from somewhere -ból/-ből)
    Synonyms: elűz, elkerget
    A kutya elzavarta a madarakat.The dog chased away the birds.
    Elzavarták a városból.They drove him/her away from the town.
  2. (transitive) to dismiss (to end the employment or service of, especially a ruler)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • elzavar 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
  • elzavar 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).