відточувати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From відточи́ти (vidtočýty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian отта́чивать (ottáčivatʹ), Belarusian адто́чваць (adtóčvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidˈtɔt͡ʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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відто́чувати (vidtóčuvatyimpf (perfective відточи́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to sharpen, to whet, to hone
    Synonyms: вито́чувати impf (vytóčuvaty), гостри́ти impf (hostrýty), заго́стрювати impf (zahóstrjuvaty), точи́ти impf (točýty)
  2. (figuratively) to hone, to perfect
    Synonyms: удоскона́лювати impf (udoskonáljuvaty), вдоскона́лювати impf (vdoskonáljuvaty)

Conjugation

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