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стройнить

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Russian

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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стройни́ть (strojnítʹimpf (no perfective form)

  1. to cause one to look more slender or slim than usual
    чёрный цвет стройни́тčórnyj cvet strojnítthe 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?

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