sindirmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیكرمك (siñirmek), سیكدرمك (siñdirmek), equivalent to sin- + -dir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sindiɾmɛc/
  • Hyphenation: sin‧dir‧mek

Verb

sindirmek

  1. to digest
  2. (figurative) to digest (think over and arrange methodically in the mind): sort out
  3. to intimidate
    • 2022 June 5, Berke Bozkurt, Eretna, Berke Bozkurt, page 205:
      Konsantrasyonun gözünü kör etti ve her şeyin lehine geliştiğini zannettin. Ama bir tane daha bıçak vardı. ... Bunun yanında haksızlığa karşı susan pislikleri de sindirdi. Ezilmişleri, doğmadan ölenleri bile sindirdi Boygar.
      Concentration blinded you and you thought everything was working in your favour. But there was another knife. ... Besides, terrorising the scum who were silent against injustice. The downtrodden, even the unborn, managed to intimidate Boygar.

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