biztat
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From bízik (“to trust in someone or something”) + -tat (causative suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈbistɒt]
Hyphenation: biz‧tat
Rhymes: -ɒt
=== Verb ===
biztat
(transitive) to encourage
Synonyms: bátorít, lelkesít, buzdít
(transitive) to promise, to hold out promises or a possibility (with -val/-vel)
Synonyms: ígér, kilátásba helyez, kecsegtet
A barátom állással biztat. ― My friend is promising a job.
(transitive) to persuade, talk someone into something
Synonyms: rábeszél, unszol, (derogatory) bujtogat
(transitive, folksy, of animals) to urge, prod, goad on
Synonyms: nógat, ösztökél, sarkall, noszogat
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
(With verbal prefixes):
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
biztat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
biztat 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).