hodować

Borrowed from Ukrainian годува́ти (hoduváty).

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈdɔ.vat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ho‧do‧wać

hodować impf (perfective wyhodować)

1. (transitive, agriculture, horticulture) to breed, to rear; to cultivate, to grow (to obtain a new breed of animals or variety of plants by selection of individuals)
2. (transitive, agriculture, horticulture) to breed, to rear; to cultivate, to grow (to ensure the growth and development of organisms used by humans or kept at home for pleasure by systematic measures, and to bring them to maturity)

   Synonyms: chować, trzymać

3. (transitive, microbiology) to culture (to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria))
4. (transitive) to grow (to strengthen the power of a feeling or belief)
5. (transitive, humorous) to grow (to let hair or nails grow without cutting them off)

   Synonym: zapuszczać

hodować impf

1. (reflexive with się, of microbes) to grow (to multiply under properly created conditions)
2. (reflexive with się, of animals or plants) to grow (to grow and mature through human care)
3. (reflexive with się, of feelings or beliefs) to grow (to strengthen gradually over a period of time)

• hodować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hodować się in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hodować in Polish dictionaries at PWN