восхитить

Russian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəsxʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

восхити́ть (vosxitítʹ) pf (imperfective восхища́ть)

  1. to enrapture, to delight, to ravish
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈsxʲitʲɪtʲ]

Verb

восхи́тить (vosxítitʹ) pf (imperfective восхища́ть)

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