Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From з- (z-) +‎ рі́зати (rízaty). Compare Russian сре́зать (srézatʹ), Belarusian зрэ́заць (zrézacʹ).

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Verb

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зрі́зати (zrízatypf (imperfective зрі́зувати or зріза́ти) (transitive)

  1. to cut, to cut away, to cut off (to remove via cutting)
    зрі́зати кут (idiomatic)zrízaty kutto cut a corner
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to cut down (to slay)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to cut, to cut down (to reduce the amount of)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to fail, to flunk (to give a non-passing grade to)
  5. (figuratively, sports) to slice (to hit a ball such that it travels to one side)
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Etymology 2

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From зрі́зати (zrízaty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian среза́ть (srezátʹ), Belarusian зраза́ць (zrazácʹ).

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зріза́ти (zrizátyimpf (perfective зрі́зати) (transitive)

  1. Synonym of зрі́зувати impf (zrízuvaty).
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