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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zadaviti.

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  • IPA(key): /zadǎːʋiti/
  • Hyphenation: за‧да‧ви‧ти

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зада́вити pf (Latin spelling zadáviti)

  1. (transitive) to strangle, choke

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Etymology edit

From за- (za-) +‎ дави́ти (davýty). Compare Russian задави́ть (zadavítʹ).

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задави́ти (zadavýtypf (imperfective зада́влювати)

  1. (chiefly perfective) to crush (to death)
  2. to strangle (to kill by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply)
    Synonym: задуши́ти pf (zadušýty)
  3. to crush (to overcome completely; to subdue totally)
    Synonym: придуши́ти pf (prydušýty)
  4. (figuratively) to stifle, to suppress (:cough, cry, voice, etc.)

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