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  • IPA(key): [bet͡ʃʊˈʋate]
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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бичова́ти, бичева́ти (bičováti, bičeváti, to whip, to lash), from Proto-Slavic *bičevati. By surface analysis, бич (byč) +‎ -увати (-uvaty).

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бичува́ти (byčuvátyimpf (transitive)

  1. (uncommon) to whip, to lash, to scourge, to flog
  2. (figurative) to castigate, to bash, to reprimand
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Etymology 2 edit

From бичова́ (byčová) +‎ -ати (-aty), later reanalized as бич + -овати (byč + -ovaty), coinciding with бичува́ти (byčuváty) (Etymology 1).

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бичува́ти (byčuvátyimpf (transitive, dated)

  1. to harness/yoke additional beasts of burden
  2. (uncommon) to haul a boat with a rope
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Etymology 3 edit

From біч (bič, hobo, bum) +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty).

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бичува́ти (byčuvátyimpf

  1. (intransitive, rare) Alternative form of бічува́ти (bičuváty) to be a hobo/bum
    Synonym: бомжува́ти (bomžuváty)
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