відкопувати

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Etymology edit

From відкопа́ти (vidkopáty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian отка́пывать (otkápyvatʹ), Belarusian адко́пваць (adkópvacʹ), Polish odkopywać

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidˈkɔpʊʋɐte]
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Verb edit

відко́пувати (vidkópuvatyimpf (perfective відкопа́ти) (transitive)

  1. to dig out, to dig up, to excavate, to unearth
  2. to disinter, to exhume
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to dig up, to unearth (uncover or find)

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