спустошити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From с- (s-) +‎ пусто́шити (pustóšyty). Compare Belarusian спусто́шыць (spustóšycʹ), Polish spustoszyć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spʊˈstɔʃete]
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Verb

спусто́шити • (spustóšytypf (imperfective спусто́шувати) (transitive)

  1. to desolate, to devastate, to harry, to lay waste, to ravage, to waste
    Synonyms: зруйнува́ти pf (zrujnuváty), розори́ти pf (rozorýty), сплюндрува́ти pf (spljundruváty)
  2. (often humorous) to empty, to raid (take all the contents of, leaving nothing)
  3. (figurative) to drain (someone's) spirit, to have a devastating effect (on)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • спусто́шений (spustóšenyj)
  • спусто́шеність f (spustóšenistʹ)
  • спусто́шення n (spustóšennja)
  • спусто́шитися pf (spustóšytysja)

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