згладжувати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From the згла́дж- (zhládž-) stem of згла́дити (zhládyty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian сгла́живать (sgláživatʹ), Belarusian згла́джваць (zhládžvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɦɫad͡ʒʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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згла́джувати (zhládžuvatyimpf (perfective згла́дити) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to smooth, to smooth out, to smooth over (to make smooth or even; to remove roughness or unevenness)
  2. (figuratively) to smooth out, to smooth over (:problem, unpleasantness, etc.)
    згла́джувати го́стрі кути́ (idiomatic)
    zhládžuvaty hóstri kutý
    to smooth over the rough edges, to smooth over differences
    (literally, “to smooth the sharp corners”)
    згла́джувати зі сві́ту
    zhládžuvaty zi svítu
    to erase from the world, to wipe out
    (literally, “to smooth out from the world”)

Conjugation

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