ратовать

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from рать (ratʹ) + -овать (-ovatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈratəvətʲ]

Verb

ра́товать • (rátovatʹ) impf

  1. (literary) to fight (for), to stand up (for)
  2. (literary) to declaim (against), to inveigh (against)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • пора́товать (porátovatʹ)
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