нівелювати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French niveler + -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Russian нивели́ровать (nivelírovatʹ), Belarusian нівелі́раваць (nivjelíravacʹ), Polish niwelować.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲiʋelʲʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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нівелюва́ти (niveljuvátyimpf or pf (transitive)

  1. (surveying) to measure with a level
  2. to level, to level out
    Synonyms: вирі́внювати impf (vyrívnjuvaty), ви́рівняти pf (výrivnjaty)
  3. (figuratively) to negate, to neutralize, to nullify, to offset (cancel out)
    Synonym: нейтралізува́ти impf or pf (nejtralizuváty)

Conjugation

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