розносити

From роз- (roz-) +‎ носи́ти (nosýty). Compare Russian разноси́ть (raznosítʹ), Belarusian разно́сіць (raznósicʹ) and разнасі́ць (raznasícʹ), Polish roznosić.

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розно́сити • (roznósyty) impf (perfective рознести́) (transitive)

1. to carry, to deliver, to distribute (to many places)
2. (by extension) to spread (:disease)
3. (colloquial) to spread (:news, rumour, etc.)
4. (of wind) to disperse, to scatter, to blow away
5. (of wind) to carry (:smell, sound)
6. (by extension, colloquial) to destroy, to smash apart

   розно́сити на шматки́ / на дру́зки ― roznósyty na šmatký / na drúzky ― to smash to bits / to pieces / to smithereens

7. (figuratively, colloquial) to take apart, to tear apart, to lay into, to rip into (to criticize severely)

   розно́сити в пух і прах ― roznósyty v pux i prax ― to rip to shreds, to tear to pieces / shreds / smithereens

8. (chiefly perfective, impersonal, colloquial) to swell

розноси́ти • (roznosýty) pf (imperfective розно́шувати)

1. (transitive) to wear in, to break in (to use or wear something until it becomes comfortable or fits properly: garment, footwear)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1977), “розносити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (Природа – Ряхтливий), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 751
• “розносити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

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