освітлити

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From о- (o-) +‎ сві́тло (svítlo) +‎ -и́ти (-ýty). Compare Russian освети́ть (osvetítʹ), Belarusian асвятлі́ць (asvjatlícʹ), Polish oświetlić.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɔsʲʋʲitˈɫɪte]
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Verb edit

освітли́ти (osvitlýtypf (imperfective осві́тлювати or освітля́ти (rare)) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to illuminate, to illumine, to light up (shine light on)
    Synonym: (rare in this sense) ви́світлити pf (výsvitlyty)
  2. (figuratively, rare) to elucidate, to shed light on
    Synonym: ви́світлити pf (výsvitlyty)
  3. (figuratively) to illuminate (clarify or make something understandable)
  4. (by extension) to clarify (make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter)
    Synonym: очи́стити pf (očýstyty)
  5. (by extension) to lighten (make a lighter colour by removing pigmentation)

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