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Etymology

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From разве́сить (razvésitʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ); in the meaning "to hang (something) out", also from разве́шать (razvéšatʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɐzˈvʲeʂɨvətʲ]

Verb

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разве́шивать (razvéšivatʹimpf (perfective разве́сить or разве́шать)

  1. to weigh out
  2. to hang (in different places)
    разве́сить у́шиrazvésitʹ úši≈ to listen open-mouthed; to let oneself be duped/fooled
  3. (boughs) to spread, to stretch out

Conjugation

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