возлагать

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Russian

Etymology

воз- (voz-) +‎ -лага́ть (-lagátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

возлага́ть (vozlagátʹimpf (perfective возложи́ть)

  1. (literary) to lay, to place (something on a certain area for memorial purposes)
    возлага́ть цветы́ на моги́луvozlagátʹ cvetý na mogíluto lay (or place) flowers on a grave
  2. (literary) to assign (someone with tasks, commands, blames, hopes, or responsibilities)
    возлага́ть поруче́ние на кого́-либоvozlagátʹ poručénije na kovó-liboto entrust someone with a task
    возлага́ть кома́ндование на кого́-либоvozlagátʹ komándovanije na kovó-liboto give someone the command
    возлага́ть вину́ на кого́-либоvozlagátʹ vinú na kovó-liboto put the (whole) blame on someone
    возлага́ть (все) наде́жды на кого́-либоvozlagátʹ (vse) nadéždy na kovó-liboto lay (every) one's hopes on someone
    возлага́ть отве́тственность на кого́-либоvozlagátʹ otvétstvennostʹ na kovó-liboto make someone responsible (for something)

Conjugation