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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ веле́ть (velétʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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повеле́ть (povelétʹpf (imperfective веле́ть or повелева́ть)

  1. (dated) to command, to rule (over)
  2. to order, to enjoin, to command [with dative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]

Conjugation

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