відпустити

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From від- (vid-) +‎ пусти́ти (pustýty). Compare Russian отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ), Belarusian адпусці́ць (adpuscícʹ), Polish odpuścić.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidpʊˈstɪte]
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Verb[edit]

відпусти́ти (vidpustýtypf (imperfective відпуска́ти) (transitive)

  1. to let go (allow to leave)
  2. to free, to release, to set free
    Synonyms: ви́зволити pf (výzvolyty), ви́пустити pf (výpustyty), емансипува́ти pf (emansypuváty), звільни́ти pf (zvilʹnýty)
    відпусти́ти на во́лю (historical)vidpustýty na vóljuto release from serfdom, to emancipate, to enfranchise, to manumit
  3. to let go of, to unhand (release from one's grasp)
  4. to loosen, to relax, to slacken (make less tight)
    Synonym: посла́бити pf (poslábyty)
  5. (chiefly impersonal, figurative, colloquial) to ease, to lessen (pain, cold)
    Synonym: осла́бнути pf (oslábnuty)
  6. to release, to supply (:funds, resources, etc.)
  7. to grow, to let grow (:hair, beard, etc.)
  8. (religion) to absolve, to forgive, to remit (:sin)
    Synonym: прости́ти pf (prostýty)
  9. (metallurgy) to temper

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