Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From роз- (roz-) +‎ води́ти (vodýty). Compare Russian разводи́ть (razvodítʹ), Belarusian разво́дзіць (razvódzicʹ), Polish rozwodzić, Serbo-Croatian разво̀дити/razvòditi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɔzˈwɔdete]
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Verb

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розво́дити (rozvódytyimpf (perfective розвести́) (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
    розво́дити рука́миrozvódyty rukámyto throw up one's hands
  4. to dilute
    Synonym: розбавля́ти impf (rozbavljáty)
  5. to make, to start (:fire)
  6. to breed, to raise, to rear (to keep animals and have them reproduce)
    Synonyms: виро́щувати impf (vyróščuvaty), рости́ти impf (rostýty)
  7. to cultivate, to grow (:plants, garden)
    Synonyms: виро́щувати impf (vyróščuvaty), культивува́ти impf (kulʹtyvuváty), рости́ти impf (rostýty)
  8. to propagate (to cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production: animals or plants)
    Synonym: розмно́жувати impf (rozmnóžuvaty)
  9. to separate (to cause to be separate from each other; to disunite)
    Synonyms: роз'є́днувати impf (rozʺjédnuvaty), розлуча́ти impf (rozlučáty)
  10. (colloquial) to start (:activity, situation, lengthy talk, etc.)
  11. to dispel
  12. to spread (on a surface)

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