заволодіти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ володі́ти (volodíty). Compare Serbo-Croatian завла́дати / zavládati.

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Verb

заволоді́ти (zavolodítypf (imperfective заволодіва́ти) (intransitive, + instrumental)

  1. to take possession (of), to appropriate, to seize, to take over (:property, initiative, etc.)
    Synonyms: захопи́ти pf (zaxopýty), оволоді́ти pf (ovolodíty), привла́снити pf (pryvlásnyty)
  2. (figurative) to grip, to seize, to take hold (of) (:mind, mood, heart, etc.)
    Synonyms: опанува́ти pf (opanuváty), охопи́ти pf (oxopýty)

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