rozwlec

Polish

Etymology

From roz- +‎ wlec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔz.vlɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɔzvlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: roz‧wlec

Verb

rozwlec pf (imperfective rozwlekać)

1. (transitive) to roll out, to unfurl, to unravel (to spread over different places by dragging, to stretch over a large area by dragging)

   Synonym: roznieść

2. (transitive, medicine) to spread germs

   Synonym: przenieść

3. (transitive, of many people) to loot, to plunder, to steal

   Synonym: rozkraść

4. (transitive) to pad out (to add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial)
5. (reflexive with się) to get rolled out, to get unfurled, to get unraveled (to get spread over different places by dragging, to stretch over a large area by dragging)

   Synonym: roznieść się

6. (reflexive with się, medicine, of diseases) to get spread over a large territory

   Synonym: przenieść się

7. (reflexive with się) to take too much time
8. (reflexive with się, of texts and speech) to become desultory, to become rambling (to get too long and digressing)

Conjugation

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Related terms

Further reading

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