zagryzać

Polish

Etymology

From zagryźć + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈɡrɨ.zat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨzat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧gry‧zać

Verb

zagryzać impf (perfective zagryźć)

  1. (transitive, of animals) to bite to death
  2. (transitive, of people) to drive someone to extreme exhaustion by tormenting
  3. (transitive) to chase, to wash down (to eat something after drinking or eating something spicy or unpalatable)
  4. (reflexive, of animals) to bite each other to death
  5. (reflexive, of people) to drive each other to extreme exhaustion by tormenting
  6. (reflexive, of people) to drive oneself to extreme exhaustion or depression by worrying about something
    Synonyms: zadręczyć się, zamartwić się

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
noun

Further reading

  • zagryzać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zagryzać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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