згладити

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Etymology[edit]

From з- (z-) +‎ гла́дити (hládyty). Compare Russian сгла́дить (sgláditʹ), Belarusian згла́дзіць (zhládzicʹ).

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Verb[edit]

згла́дити (zhládytypf (imperfective згла́джувати) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to smooth, to smooth out, to smooth over (to make smooth or even; to remove roughness or unevenness)
  2. (figuratively) to smooth out, to smooth over (:problem, unpleasantness, etc.)
    згла́дити го́стрі кути́ (idiomatic)
    zhládyty hóstri kutý
    to smooth over the rough edges, to smooth over differences
    (literally, “to smooth the sharp corners”)
    згла́дити зі сві́ту
    zhládyty zi svítu
    to erase from the world, to wipe out
    (literally, “to smooth out from the world”)

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