lezár

Lezár is a Hungarian verb root meaning to close off, seal, or shut off. The standard infinitive form is lezárni; the root lezár- is used with various suffixes to form conjugated forms such as lezárja, lezárják, and lezártam. The prefix le- combined with zár (to shut) expresses completion, termination, or making something inaccessible.

In usage, lezár is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing a space, a process, or an item that is being stopped or sealed. For example: "A határt lezárták." (They closed off the border.) "Lezárta a vizsgálatot." (He closed the investigation.) "A kaput lezárták este." (They secured the door in the evening.) The past participle lezárt is used in adjectival form, as in "lezárt dokumentum" (sealed document). Its noun counterpart is lezárás, meaning the act or result of closing off.

In linguistic analysis, lezár is viewed as a prefixal verb formation with the le- prefix signaling termination or completion and the root zár meaning to close. It is common in formal or bureaucratic registers and appears in contexts such as security, border control, investigations, and project management. It can also be used figuratively, such as closing off discussions or opportunities, e.g., "lezárja a vitát" (to close the debate).