обострять

Russian

Etymology

обостри́ть (obostrítʹ) + -я́ть (-játʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐˈstrʲætʲ]

Verb

обостря́ть • (obostrjátʹ) impf (perfective обостри́ть)

  1. to escalate, to intensify
  2. to aggravate, to strain, to exacerbate
    обостря́ть отноше́нияobostrjátʹ otnošénijato strain relations
  3. to whet

Conjugation

Derived terms

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