стройнить

Russian

Etymology

Deadjectival, from стройный (strojnyj, “slender”) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ). An early 20th-century formation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɐjˈnʲitʲ]

Verb

стройни́ть • (strojnítʹ) impf (no perfective form)

  1. to cause one to look more slender or slim than usual
    чёрный цвет стройни́т ― čórnyj cvet strojnít ― the color black makes you look slim
  2. to cause one to lose weight
    каки́е проду́кты полня́т, а каки́е - стройня́т? ― kakíje prodúkty polnját, a kakíje - strojnját? ― which food makes you gain and lose weight?

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • худи́ть (xudítʹ) (colloquial)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • стройня́щий (strojnjáščij)
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