поліпшувати

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From полі́пшити (polípšyty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Cognates include Belarusian паляпша́ць (paljapšácʹ), Polish polepszać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [poˈlʲipʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb edit

полі́пшувати (polípšuvatyimpf (perfective полі́пшити)

  1. (transitive) to improve, to make better, to ameliorate
    Synonym: покра́щувати impf (pokráščuvaty)
    Antonym: погі́ршувати impf (pohíršuvaty)

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