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Etymology edit

From роз- (roz-) +‎ сі́яти (síjaty). Compare Russian рассе́ять (rasséjatʹ), Belarusian рассе́яць (rassjéjacʹ), Polish rozsiać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rozʲˈsʲijɐte]
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розсі́яти (rozsíjatypf (imperfective розсі́ювати or розсіва́ти)

  1. to sow widely, to disseminate, to scatter (:seeds)
  2. to disperse, to disseminate, to scatter, to spread, to strew (distribute loosely: droplets, particles, etc.)
  3. to disperse, to scatter (make go away in different directions: crowd, enemy, population, etc.)
  4. to dispel, to dissipate (:darkness, fog, etc.)
  5. (figuratively) to dispel (remove: feelings, thoughts, etc.)
  6. (figuratively) to dissipate, to squander (waste)
  7. (physics) to diffuse (:energy, light, etc.)

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