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Etymology 1

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цель (celʹ) +‎ -ить (-itʹ)

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це́лить (célitʹimpf (perfective наце́лить)

  1. to aim (at)
  2. (colloquial) to aim (for; to become)
    Он це́лит в президе́нты.On célit v prezidénty.He's aiming for the presidency.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old East Slavic цѣлити (cěliti), from Proto-Slavic *cěliti, from *cělъ +‎ *-iti. By surface analysis, це́лый (célyj) +‎ -ить (-itʹ). Cognate with English heal.

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цели́ть (celítʹimpf

  1. (lofty) to heal
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