відсовувати

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Etymology edit

Perhaps from відсу́нути (vidsúnuty) +‎ -о́в- (-óv-) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Belarusian адсо́ўваць (adsóŭvacʹ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zˈsɔwʊʋɐte]
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Verb edit

відсо́вувати (vidsóvuvatyimpf (perfective відсу́нути) (transitive)

  1. to move aside, to move away, to move back, to push aside, to push away, to push back (to move to a remoter place)
  2. to push open, to pull open (:bolt, drawer, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) to push aside (to marginalize; to sideline)
  4. (figuratively) to push back, to put off (to postpone)

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