розбавити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From роз- (roz-) +‎ -ба́вити (-bávyty, combining form), from Proto-Slavic *baviti, whence also ви́бавити (výbavyty).[1] Compare Russian разба́вить (razbávitʹ), Belarusian разба́віць (razbávicʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɔzˈbaʋete]

Verb

розба́вити • (rozbávytypf (imperfective розбавля́ти) (transitive)

  1. to dilute, to water down (to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water)
    Synonym: розвести́ pf (rozvestý)
  2. (by extension) to dilute, to water down (to weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • розба́влення n (rozbávlennja)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “розбавити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 104

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