tisztáz

Hungarian

Etymology

tiszta + -z. First attested in 1796.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtistaːz]
  • Hyphenation: tisz‧táz
  • Rhymes: -aːz

Verb

tisztáz

  1. (transitive) to clarify, to make something clear, to explain, to demystify
  2. (transitive) to clear, absolve, exonerate someone (from an accusation alól)

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • letisztáz

References

  1. tisztáz in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • tisztáz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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