поощрять

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поощрꙗти (pooštrjati), featuring regressive palatalization through "р" (стр' > щр). Compare native Russian заостря́ть (zaostrjátʹ, to sharpen, to emphasize), which does not feature such palatalization. Synchronically analyzable as по- (po-) + о́стрый (óstryj) + -ять (-jatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐɐɕːˈrʲætʲ]
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Verb

поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹ) impf (perfective поощри́ть)

  1. to encourage, to incentivise, to abet (to support, uphold, or aid)

Conjugation

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