звеличувати
Ukrainian
Etymology
From звели́чити (zvelýčyty) + -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian возвели́чивать (vozvelíčivatʹ), Belarusian узвялі́чваць (uzvjalíčvacʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zʋeˈɫɪt͡ʃʊʋɐte]
Verb
звели́чувати • (zvelýčuvaty) impf (perfective звели́чити or звелича́ти) (transitive)
- to aggrandize, to bring greatness to
- to exalt, to extol, to glorify, to magnify, to eulogize (give glory or high praise to)
- Synonyms: сла́вити impf (slávyty), вихваля́ти impf (vyxvaljáty), (rare) вихва́лювати impf (vyxváljuvaty), прославля́ти impf (proslavljáty)
- (folklore) to sing in honour of
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- звели́чування n (zvelýčuvannja)
- звели́чуватися impf (zvelýčuvatysja)
Related terms
- ве́лич f (vélyč)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “звеличувати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “звеличувати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “звеличувати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “звеличувати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “звеличувати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “звеличувати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “звеличувати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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