підривати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

From під (pid) +‎ -рива́ти (-ryváty). Compare Russian подрыва́ть (podryvátʹ), Belarusian падрыва́ць (padryvácʹ).

Verb

підрива́ти (pidryvátyimpf (perfective підірва́ти) (transitive)

  1. to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to explode
  2. (figuratively) to undermine, to sap (to weaken or work against)
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Etymology 2

From підри́ти (pidrýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian подрыва́ть (podryvátʹ), Belarusian падрыва́ць (padryvácʹ).

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підрива́ти (pidryvátyimpf (perfective підри́ти)

  1. (transitive) to undermine, to sap (to dig underneath)
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