вещать

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вѣщати (věštati, to say), from Proto-Slavic *věťati. Doublet of веча́ть (večátʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.

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веща́ть (veščátʹimpf

  1. to broadcast (to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věščati. By surface analysis, ве́щий (véščij, prophetic, oracular) +‎ -ать (-atʹ).

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веща́ть (veščátʹimpf

  1. (obsolete) to prophesy, foretell
  2. (colloquial) to lay down the law, to play the oracle
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