обострить

Russian

Etymology

об- (ob-) +‎ остри́ть (ostrítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐˈstrʲitʲ]

Verb

обостри́ть • (obostrítʹ) pf (imperfective обостря́ть)

  1. to escalate, to intensify
  2. to aggravate, to strain, to exacerbate
    обостри́ть отноше́ния ― obostrítʹ otnošénija ― to strain relations
  3. to whet

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