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зіпсувати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From зі- (zi-) +‎ псува́ти (psuváty). Compare Belarusian сапсава́ць (sapsavácʹ), Polish zepsuć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʲipsʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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зіпсува́ти (zipsuvátypf (imperfective псува́ти) (transitive)

  1. to spoil, to mar, to mess up, to ruin, to vitiate (damage so as to make unfit for use; reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of)
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to corrupt, to debase, to deprave, to pervert, to vitiate
    Synonyms: деморалізува́ти pf (demoralizuváty), розбе́стити pf (rozbéstyty)

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