tężyć
//ˈtɛw̃.ʐɘt͡ɕ/ | /ˈtɛn.ʐɘt͡ɕ//
Polishverb
Definitions
- 1.to tense (to become tense)
- 2.poeticto strain, to tense (to make tense)
- 3.archaicto condense, to inspissate, to thicken
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish tążyć, from Proto-Slavic *tǫžiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tangīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *tongʰ-éye-ti, éye-causative of *tengʰ- (“to pull back, be heavy”). By surface analysis, tęgi + -yć.