изнурить

Russian

Etymology

из- (iz-) + нури́ть (nurítʹ, to hang (one's head sadly))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪznʊˈrʲitʲ]

Verb

изнури́ть • (iznurítʹ) pf (imperfective изнуря́ть)

  1. to wear out, to exhaust, to fatigue
    Synonyms: истощать (istoščatʹ), утомлять (utomljatʹ)
  2. to overwork, to overdrive
    Synonyms: извести (izvesti), затрахать (zatraxatʹ)

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “изнурить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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