згустити

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From з- (z-) +‎ густи́ти (hustýty). Compare Russian сгусти́ть (sgustítʹ), Belarusian згусці́ць (zhuscícʹ), Polish zgęścić.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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згусти́ти (zhustýtypf (imperfective згу́щувати or згуща́ти) (transitive)

  1. to thicken (make thicker (in the sense of more viscous))
    згусти́ти фа́рби (idiomatic)zhustýty fárbyto exaggerate, to lay it on thick (literally, “to thicken the colour/paint”)
    згусти́ти ба́рви (idiomatic)zhustýty bárvyto exaggerate, to lay it on thick (literally, “to thicken the colour”)
  2. to condense, to inspissate (to concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume)
    Synonyms: конденсува́ти pf (kondensuváty), сконденсува́ти pf (skondensuváty)

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