how to pronounce заострить

/zɐɐˈstrʲitʲ/

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заострить is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of заострить in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… специально заострить внимание сказать …”

meanings of заострить

verb:

To stress, to emphasize.
To sharpen.

заострить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заострить occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.