hillitä

== Finnish == === Etymology === hill- +‎ -itä (from the same root as hiljaa and hiljainen). The -ll- is probably by analogy with verbs like hallita and vallita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhilːitæˣ/, [ˈhilːit̪æ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ilːitæ Syllabification(key): hil‧li‧tä Hyphenation(key): hil‧li‧tä === Verb === hillitä (transitive) to restrain, curb, temper, moderate (to control or keep in check) hillitä itsensä ― to keep it together, forbear (to maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge; to control oneself when provoked) hillitä kielensä ― to curb one's tongue (transitive, usually atelic) to rein in, check, bridle (to stop or slow something, by exercising control) (transitive, usually atelic, medicine) to obtund (to reduce the edge or effects of) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hillitä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023