затьмарювати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From затьма́рити (zatʹmáryty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐtʲˈmarʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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затьма́рювати (zatʹmárjuvatyimpf (perfective затьма́рити) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to darken, to obscure, to overcast, to obfuscate (to make dark or darker by reducing light)
    Synonym: зате́мнювати impf (zatémnjuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to eclipse, to overshadow, to put in the shade
  3. (figuratively) to cloud, to obscure, to becloud (make less clear)
  4. (figuratively) to cloud (to make less acute or perceptive: judgement, mind, vision, etc.)
  5. (figuratively) to cast a pall over, to cloud, to becloud (to make gloomy)

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