відволікти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Variant of відволокти́ (vidvoloktý), from від- (vid-) +‎ волокти́ (voloktý). Compare Russian отволо́чь (otvolóčʹ), Belarusian адвалачы́ (advalačý).

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Verb

відволікти́ (vidvoliktýpf (imperfective відволіка́ти) (transitive)

  1. to drag away
  2. to distract, to sidetrack (divert the attention of)
  3. to put off (delay)
  4. to divert (:attention, efforts, forces, resources, etc.)

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