искусить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic искоусити (iskusiti). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪskʊˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb

искуси́ть • (iskusítʹ) pf (imperfective искуша́ть)

  1. (dated) to experience, to acquire knowledge of
  2. (literary) to test, to tempt
    искуси́ть судьбу́ ― iskusítʹ sudʹbú ― to tempt fate
  3. (literary) to tempt, to entice, to seduce

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