изощрить

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzɐɕːˈrʲitʲ]

Verb

изощри́ть • (izoščrítʹ) pf (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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