Csillapítja

Csillapítja is a Hungarian verb form meaning “he/she/it soothes, relieves, or calms.” It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb csillapít, which denotes reducing intensity or easing discomfort, tension, or agitation. The infinitive of the verb is csillapítani, and related forms include csillapítás (calming, mitigation) and csillapító (calmer, soothing agent).

In Hungarian, the present tense can show definite object marking, in which the verb takes the suffix -ja/-je. Consequently, the 3rd person singular present with a definite direct object appears as csillapítja (as in a sentence where the object is specific and identifiable). If the object is indefinite, the form may be csillapít, without the definite-object suffix. The meaning of csillapítja covers a range from medical relief to emotional or situational quieting, depending on context.

Usage examples include:

- A gyógyszer csillapítja a fájdalmat. (The medicine relieves the pain.)

- A megnyugtató beszéd csillapítja a kedélyt. (The soothing speech calms the mood.)

Semantically, csillapítja can refer to physical symptoms (pain, fever), emotional states (anxiety, anger), or non-literal quieting (noise, turmoil). Its antonyms convey intensification rather than quieting, such as felhúz (to aggravate). The term appears in everyday language, medical contexts, and literary writing, where precise subject–object alignment influences the verb form.