відмовляти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ мовля́ти (movljáty) or відмо́вити (vidmóvyty) +‎ -я́ти (-játy). Compare Belarusian адмаўля́ць (admaŭljácʹ), Polish odmawiać.

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Verb

відмовля́ти (vidmovljátyimpf (perfective відмо́вити)

  1. to refuse, to deny (:somebody something — кому́сь (dative) + infinitive or у/в + locative)
  2. to rebuff, to reject, to turn down (:somebody — кому́сь (dative))
  3. to dissuade, to talk out of
    Synonym: відра́джувати impf (vidrádžuvaty)
  4. to fail, to give out, to stop working

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