hodować
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian годува́ти (hoduváty).
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hodować impf (perfective wyhodować)
- (transitive, agriculture, horticulture) to breed, to rear; to cultivate, to grow (to obtain a new breed of animals or variety of plants by selection of individuals)
- (transitive, agriculture, horticulture) to breed, to rear; to cultivate, to grow (to ensure the growth and development of organisms used by humans or kept at home for pleasure by systematic measures, and to bring them to maturity)
- (transitive, microbiology) to culture (to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria))
- (transitive) to grow (to strengthen the power of a feeling or belief)
- (transitive, humorous) to grow (to let hair or nails grow without cutting them off)
- Synonym: zapuszczać
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hodować impf
- (reflexive with się, of microbes) to grow (to multiply under properly created conditions)
- (reflexive with się, of animals or plants) to grow (to grow and mature through human care)
- (reflexive with się, of feelings or beliefs) to grow (to strengthen gradually over a period of time)
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- hodować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hodować się in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hodować in Polish dictionaries at PWN