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buttress

/ˈbʌtrəs/ /ˈbʌtrəs/
GeneralArchitecture
  1. 1 (duvarı) payandalamak, payandayla desteklemek

Definition (English)

To support a wall or a building with a strong structure built against it.

Example Sentences

  1. The castle walls were buttressed with huge blocks of stone.
    Kale duvarları kocaman taş bloklarla payandalanmıştı.
  2. Engineers buttressed the old bridge to stop it from moving.
    Mühendisler eski köprünün kaymasını önlemek için onu payandayla destekledi.
Formal
  1. 1 (savı, iddiayı) güçlendirmek, desteklemek

Definition (English)

To support or strengthen an argument, a claim or a system.

Example Sentences

  1. She buttressed her argument with figures from three studies.
    Savını üç araştırmadan aldığı rakamlarla güçlendirdi.
  2. The local economy is buttressed by a strong tourist trade.
    Yerel ekonomi güçlü bir turizm sektörüyle destekleniyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base buttress
/ˈbʌtrəs/
Past buttressed
/ˈbʌtrəst/
Participle buttressed
/ˈbʌtrəst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbuttress → buttressed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. buttressed /ˈbʌtrəst/

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Collocations

buttress an argumentbuttress a claimbuttress a casebe buttressed by somethingbuttress a wall

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