Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From роз- (roz-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian развести́ (razvestí), Belarusian разве́сці (razvjésci), Polish rozwieść, Serbo-Croatian ра̀звести/ràzvesti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɔzʋeˈstɪ]
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Verb

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розвести́ (rozvestýpf (imperfective розво́дити) (transitive)

  1. to bring
  2. to break up (to separate people who are fighting)
  3. to part, to move apart, to pull apart, to spread apart
    розвести́ рука́миrozvestý rukámyto throw up one's hands
  4. to dilute
    Synonym: розба́вити pf (rozbávyty)
  5. to make, to start (:fire)
  6. to breed, to raise, to rear (to keep animals and have them reproduce)
    Synonym: ви́ростити pf (výrostyty)
  7. to cultivate, to grow (:plants, garden)
    Synonyms: ви́ростити pf (výrostyty), культивува́ти pf (kulʹtyvuváty)
  8. to propagate (to cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production: animals or plants)
    Synonym: розмно́жити pf (rozmnóžyty)
  9. to separate (to cause to be separate from each other; to disunite)
    Synonyms: роз'єдна́ти pf (rozʺjednáty), розлучи́ти pf (rozlučýty)
  10. (colloquial) to start (:activity, situation, lengthy talk, etc.)
  11. to dispel
  12. to spread (on a surface)

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