розвіяти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From роз- (roz-) +‎ ві́яти (víjaty). Compare Russian разве́ять (razvéjatʹ), Belarusian разве́яць (razvjéjacʹ), Polish rozwiać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɔzʲˈʋʲijɐte]

Verb

розві́яти • (rozvíjatypf (imperfective розві́ювати or розвіва́ти)

  1. to blow asunder, to blow away, to disperse, to dissipate, to scatter (to cause to go away by blowing, or by wind)
  2. (figuratively) to disperse, to scatter (:crowd, enemy, population, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) to blow away, to dispel (remove: feelings, thoughts, etc.)
  4. to blow about, to blow around, to make flutter
  5. to ruffle, to tousle

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • розві́яння n (rozvíjannja)
  • розві́ятися pf (rozvíjatysja)

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