исказить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic исказити (iskaziti). By surface analysis, ис- (is-) +‎ кази́ть (kazítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪskɐˈzʲitʲ]
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Verb

искази́ть • (iskazítʹpf (imperfective искажа́ть)

  1. to distort, to disfigure
  2. to misrepresent

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “казить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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