приковувати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From the прико́в- stem of прикува́ти (prykuváty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian прико́вывать (prikóvyvatʹ), Belarusian прыко́ўваць (prykóŭvacʹ).

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Verb

прико́вувати (prykóvuvatyimpf (perfective прикува́ти or прику́ти (rare)) (transitive)

  1. to rivet (to attach or fasten parts by using rivets)
  2. to chain (to fasten with a chain)
  3. (figuratively) to chain, to shackle (to connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings)
  4. (figuratively) to rivet (to make immobile)
    прико́вувати до лі́жка (idiomatic)
    prykóvuvaty do lížka
    to confine to bed, to leave bedbound
    (literally, “to rivet/chain to bed”)
  5. (figuratively) to rivet, to enthral (to command the attention of)

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