розвівати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From розві́яти (rozvíjaty) + -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian разве́ивать (razvéivatʹ), Belarusian разве́йваць (razvjéjvacʹ), Polish rozwiewać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɔzʲʋʲiˈʋate]

Verb

розвіва́ти • (rozviváty) impf (perfective розві́яти) (transitive)

  1. to blow asunder, to blow away, to disperse, to dissipate, to scatter (to cause to go away by blowing, or by wind)
  2. (figuratively) to disperse, to scatter (:crowd, enemy, population, etc.)
  3. to blow about, to blow around, to make flutter
  4. to ruffle, to tousle

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • розвіва́ння n (rozvivánnja)
  • розвіва́тися impf (rozvivátysja)

Further reading

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