megszáll

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Hungarian

Etymology

meg- +‎ száll

Pronunciation

Verb

megszáll

  1. (intransitive) to stay with someone or at a place overnight
    Synonyms: éjszakázik, (literary) meghál, (informal) ott alszik
  2. (transitive) to invade, occupy (a territory/country or establishments in groups), to take over (a factory etc.)
    Synonyms: elfoglal, elözönöl, ellep, megrohan, lerohan, benyomul
  3. (transitive, of a powerful entity or inspiration) to possess (someone)
    Synonym: hatalmába kerít
  4. (transitive, of some emotion) to seize, to overcome (someone) (i.e., to be overcome with)
    Synonyms: elfog, rátör, úrrá lesz, erőt vesz, hatalmába kerít

Conjugation

In archaic or literary style, the long forms (with a linking vowel) are (were) common in the past tense, as well as in the present-tense conditional (even if it is short otherwise):

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