придушувати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From придуши́ти (prydušýty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Polish przyduszać.

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Verb

приду́шувати (prydúšuvatyimpf (perfective придуши́ти) (transitive)

  1. to press down on, to weigh down on
    Synonym: прида́влювати impf (prydávljuvaty)
  2. (by extension) to suppress, to crush, to quell, to put down, to repress, to smother, to stifle, to strangle (opposition, revolt, unrest, etc.)

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