Elvezetni

Elvezetni is a Hungarian verb formed from the prefix el- attached to vezet, meaning to lead or conduct. The prefix adds senses of removal, diversion, or completion, so elvezetni generally means to lead away, to channel away, or to guide someone or something to a different place or path. It is a transitive verb that typically requires an object and a destination or direction.

In everyday language, elvezetni can refer to physically moving or guiding something away from a location. Examples include leading water away from a site (for instance, elvezetni a vizet a csatornába – to drain water into the sewer) or guiding a person to another place (elvezették a vendéget a kijárathoz – they led the guest to the exit). It can also mean diverting or routing something, such as directing traffic or streams along a different route.

In technical and scientific contexts, elvezetés denotes the process of conducting or draining energy, liquids, or heat. For example, hőelvezetés refers to heat dissipation, and áram elvezetése concerns the removal or conduction of electrical current. The noun elvezetés is related to the verb and is commonly used in engineering, physics, and infrastructure discussions.

Etymology notes that el- conveys removal or diversion, while vezet carries the core meaning of leading or guiding. The term appears in various compound forms and keeps a flexible sense across literal, directional, and abstract usages in Hungarian.