νοστιμίζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Mediaeval Byzantine Greek νοστιμίζω from νόστιμ(ος) (nóstim(os)) + -ίζω (-ízō, suffix for verbs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /no.stiˈmi.zo/
  • Hyphenation: νο‧στι‧μί‧ζω

Verb

νοστιμίζω (nostimízo) (past νοστίμισα, passive —)

  1. (transitive)
    1. (of food) make tasty, season
      Synonyms: νοστιμεύω (nostimévo), αρτύνω (artýno), καρυκεύω (karykévo)
      Antonyms: ανοστεύω (anostévo), ανοσταίνω (anostaíno), ανοστίζω (anostízo)
    2. (figuratively) make pretty
      Synonym: ομορφαίνω (omorfaíno)
      Antonym: ασχημίζω (aschimízo)
  2. (intransitive)
    1. (of food) become tasty
      Antonyms: ανοστεύω (anostévo), ανοσταίνω (anostaíno)
    2. (figuratively) become pretty
      Synonyms: νοστιμεύω (nostimévo), ομορφαίνω (omorfaíno)
      Antonym: ασχημαίνω (aschimaíno)

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.