Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From розвінча́ти (rozvinčáty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian разве́нчивать (razvénčivatʹ), Belarusian разве́нчваць (razvjénčvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɔzʲˈʋʲint͡ʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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розві́нчувати (rozvínčuvatyimpf (perfective розвінча́ти) (transitive)

  1. to uncrown, to discrown, to dethrone (to deprive of the status of crowned monarch)
  2. (colloquial, obsolete) to terminate the church marriage of
  3. (figuratively) to expose (the falsity or failings of)
  4. (figuratively) to debunk
    • 2023, “Русскій фейк іді на...”, in Українське радіо[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-16:
      Розвінчуємо російські фейки, які прагнуть зламати наш дух.
      Rozvinčujemo rosijsʹki fejky, jaki prahnutʹ zlamaty naš dux.
      We debunk Russian fakes which aim to break our spirit.

Conjugation

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