заволодівати

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From заволоді́ти (zavolodíty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Serbo-Croatian завлада́вати / zavladavati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐwɔɫɔdʲiˈʋate]
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Verb edit

заволодіва́ти (zavolodivátyimpf (perfective заволоді́ти) (intransitive, + instrumental)

  1. to take possession (of), to appropriate, to seize, to take over (:property, initiative, etc.)
    Synonyms: захо́плювати impf (zaxópljuvaty), оволодіва́ти impf (ovolodiváty), привла́снювати impf (pryvlásnjuvaty)
  2. (figurative) to grip, to seize, to take hold (of) (:mind, mood, heart, etc.)
    Synonyms: опано́вувати impf (opanóvuvaty), охо́плювати impf (oxópljuvaty)

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