возвысить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic възвысити (vŭzvysiti). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) +‎ -вы́сить (-výsitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐzˈvɨsʲɪtʲ]

Verb

возвы́сить • (vozvýsitʹ) pf (imperfective возвыша́ть)

  1. to raise (to), to elevate (to)
    возвы́сить го́лос ― vozvýsitʹ gólos ― to raise one's voice
  2. to elevate, to ennoble

Conjugation

Derived terms

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