Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish niweczyć.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiʋet͡ʃete]
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Verb

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ні́вечити (nívečytyimpf (perfective зні́вечити or поні́вечити) (transitive)

  1. to destroy, to ruin, to spoil, to blight
  2. to maim, to mutilate
  3. to distort (give a false or misleading account of)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “нівечити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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