підривати

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲidreˈʋate]
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Etymology 1 edit

From під (pid) +‎ -рива́ти (-ryváty). Compare Russian подрыва́ть (podryvátʹ), Belarusian падрыва́ць (padryvácʹ).

Verb edit

підрива́ти (pidryvátyimpf (perfective підірва́ти) (transitive)

  1. to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to explode
  2. (figuratively) to undermine, to sap (to weaken or work against)
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Etymology 2 edit

From підри́ти (pidrýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian подрыва́ть (podryvátʹ), Belarusian падрыва́ць (padryvácʹ).

Verb edit

підрива́ти (pidryvátyimpf (perfective підри́ти)

  1. (transitive) to undermine, to sap (to dig underneath)
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