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восхитить

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въсхытити (vŭsxytiti, to fascinate, to snatch away).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vəsxʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

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восхити́ть (vosxitítʹpf (imperfective восхища́ть)

  1. to enrapture, to delight, to ravish
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Etymology 2

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Possibly an independent borrowing of the same Old Church Slavonic word as above. See also -хи́тить (-xítitʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐˈsxʲitʲɪtʲ]

Verb

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восхи́тить (vosxítitʹpf (imperfective восхища́ть)

  1. (dated, high-style) to lift up
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