освітлювати

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From освітли́ти (osvitlýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Belarusian асвятля́ць (asvjatljácʹ), Polish oświetlać.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

осві́тлювати (osvítljuvatyimpf (perfective освітли́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to illuminate, to illumine, to light up (shine light on)
    Synonym: (rare in this sense) висві́тлювати impf (vysvítljuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to illuminate (clarify or make something understandable)
  3. (figuratively, rare) to elucidate, to shed light on
    Synonym: висві́тлювати impf (vysvítljuvaty)
  4. (by extension) to clarify (make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter)
    Synonym: очища́ти impf (očyščáty)
  5. (by extension) to lighten (make a lighter colour by removing pigmentation)

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