meggyengít

Meggyengít is a Hungarian verb meaning to weaken or undermine. It is a transitive verb used to express causing something to become weaker, less effective, or more vulnerable. The action can target physical strength, economic resilience, political authority, morale, or social cohesion. For example, a military strike can meggyengíteni a védelmet (weaken the defense), or prolonged economic sanctions can meggyengíteni a gazdaságot (weaken the economy).

Etymology and morphology: the word is formed from the root gyengít, meaning to weaken, with the prefix me- which in Hungarian indicates a causative or perfective nuance, yielding the sense “to cause to become weaker.” The infinitive is meggyengíteni. In finite forms, the verb appears in standard Hungarian conjugation, and past actions are often expressed as meggyengítette or meggyengített, depending on aspect and tense.

Usage notes: meggyengít is commonly found in political, military, economic, or social discourse, as well as in everyday language when describing deterioration of strength or legitimacy. It is akin to English weaken, undermine, or debilitate, with nuance depending on context. The related noun gyengítés denotes the act or process of weakening; the adjective meggyengült refers to something that has become weakened.

See also: gyengítés, gyengít, aláás, megerősítés.