очищати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the очищ- (očyšč-) stem of очи́стити (očýstyty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian очища́ть (očiščátʹ), Belarusian ачышча́ць (ačyščácʹ), Polish oczyszczać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔt͡ʃeʃˈt͡ʃate]
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Verb

очища́ти • (očyščátyimpf (perfective очи́стити) (transitive)

  1. (literally, figuratively) to cleanse, to clean, to purify, to purge
  2. to clarify (make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
  3. to refine (free from impurities)
  4. (chemistry) to rectify (purify or refine by distillation)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • очи́щувати impf (očýščuvaty) (rare)

Derived terms

  • очища́ння n (očyščánnja)
  • очища́тися impf (očyščátysja)

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