розбещувати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From the розбе́щ- (rozbéšč-) stem of розбе́стити (rozbéstyty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Belarusian разбэ́шчваць (razbéščvacʹ), Polish rozbestwiać (to imbrute).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɔzˈbɛʃt͡ʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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розбе́щувати (rozbéščuvatyimpf (perfective розбе́стити) (transitive)

  1. to corrupt, to debauch, to deprave, to pervert (erode the moral adherence of; influence someone to behave badly)
    Synonyms: деморалізува́ти impf (demoralizuváty), псува́ти impf (psuváty)
    Вла́да розбе́щує, а абсолю́тна вла́да розбе́щує абсолю́тно.
    Vláda rozbéščuje, a absoljútna vláda rozbéščuje absoljútno.
    Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  2. to spoil (ruin the character of by overindulgence; allow to become undisciplined)
    Synonyms: розпе́щувати impf (rozpéščuvaty), розпуска́ти impf (rozpuskáty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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