розводити

From роз- (roz-) +‎ води́ти (vodýty). Compare Russian разводи́ть (razvodítʹ), Belarusian разво́дзіць (razvódzicʹ), Polish rozwodzić, Serbo-Croatian разво̀дити/razvòditi.

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розво́дити • (rozvódyty) impf (perfective розвести́) (transitive)

1. to bring
2. to break up (to separate people who are fighting)
3. to part, to move apart, to pull apart, to spread apart

   розво́дити рука́ми ― rozvódyty rukámy ― to throw up one's hands

4. to dilute

   Synonym: розбавля́ти impf (rozbavljáty)

5. to make, to start (:fire)
6. to breed, to raise, to rear (to keep animals and have them reproduce)

   Synonyms: виро́щувати impf (vyróščuvaty), рости́ти impf (rostýty)

7. to cultivate, to grow (:plants, garden)

   Synonyms: виро́щувати impf (vyróščuvaty), культивува́ти impf (kulʹtyvuváty), рости́ти impf (rostýty)

8. to propagate (to cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production: animals or plants)

   Synonym: розмно́жувати impf (rozmnóžuvaty)

9. to separate (to cause to be separate from each other; to disunite)

   Synonyms: роз'є́днувати impf (rozʺjédnuvaty), розлуча́ти impf (rozlučáty)

10. (colloquial) to start (:activity, situation, lengthy talk, etc.)
11. to dispel
12. to spread (on a surface)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “розводити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “розводити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “розводити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “розводити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “розводити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “розводити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)