tężyć

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish tążyć, from Proto-Slavic *tǫžiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tangīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *tongʰ-éye-ti, éye-causative of *tengʰ- (“to pull back, be heavy”). By surface analysis, tęgi +‎ -yć. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛw̃.ʐɘt͡ɕ/, /ˈtɛn.ʐɘt͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛw̃ʐɘt͡ɕ Syllabification: tę‧żyć === Verb === tężyć impf (transitive, rare, poetic) to strain, to tense (to make tense) Synonyms: napinać, natężać, wytężać (transitive, archaic) to condense, to inspissate, to thicken Synonyms: stężać, ścinać, zgęszczać (reflexive with się, rare) to tense (to become tense) Synonyms: napinać się, natężać się ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === tężyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN