хитати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytati, probably influenced semantically by хиба́ти (xybáty), from Proto-Slavic *xybati. Cognate with Belarusian хіста́ць (xistácʹ), Czech chytat, Silesian chytać, Bulgarian хи́там (hítam), Slovene hítatі.

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Verb

хита́ти (xytátyimpf (perfective хитну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to sway, to rock, to shake
    Synonyms: колиха́ти (kolyxáty), го́йдати (hójdaty), трясти́ (trjastý), хиба́ти (xybáty), колива́ти (kolyváty), кива́ти (kyváty)
    ві́тер хита́є дере́ваvíter xytáje derévathe wind is shaking the trees
  2. (impersonal) to sway; to stagger, to reel
    його́ хита́є, бо він п'я́нийjohó xytáje, bo vin pʺjányjhe is staggering, because he is drunk
  3. to make unstable, to make unsteady, to unsteady
  4. (figuratively) to destabilize, to undermine, to weaken
    Synonyms: розхи́тувати (rozxýtuvaty), підрива́ти (pidryváty)

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