лестити

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian льстити (lʹstiti), from Old East Slavic льстити, лестити (lĭstiti, lestiti), from Proto-Slavic *lьstiti. By surface analysis, (archaic or rare) лесть (lestʹ) +‎ -ити (-yty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɛstete]
  • IPA(key): [ɫeˈstɪte]
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Verb

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ле́стити or лести́ти (léstyty or lestýtyimpf (intransitive, used with dative)

  1. to flatter, to adulate, to stroke someone's ego (to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win their favor)
    Synonym: підли́зуватися (pidlýzuvatysja)
  2. to flatter, to compliment (to pay a compliment to someone)
  3. to flatter, to please, to stroke someone's ego (to make someone feel pleased; to appeal to someone's vanity)
  4. (impersonal) to flatter, to please, to stroke someone's ego (to make someone feel pleased; to appeal to someone's vanity)

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