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Russian
Etymology
воз- (voz-) + ложи́ть (ložítʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
возложи́ть • (vozložítʹ) pf (imperfective возлага́ть)
- (literary) to lay, to place (something on a certain area for memorial purposes)
- возложи́ть цветы́ на моги́лу ― vozložítʹ cvetý na mogílu ― to lay (or place) flowers on a grave
1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 7:32:Привели к Нему глухого, косноязычного и просили Его возложить на него руку.- Priveli k Nemu gluxovo, kosnojazyčnovo i prosili Jevo vozložitʹ na nevo ruku.
- And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him.
- (literary) to assign (someone with tasks, commands, blames, hopes, or responsibilities)
- возложи́ть поруче́ние на кого́-либо ― vozložítʹ poručénije na kovó-libo ― to entrust someone with a task
- возложи́ть кома́ндование на кого́-либо ― vozložítʹ komándovanije na kovó-libo ― to give someone the command
- возложи́ть вину́ на кого́-либо ― vozložítʹ vinú na kovó-libo ― to put the (whole) blame on someone
- возложи́ть (все) наде́жды на кого́-либо ― vozložítʹ (vse) nadéždy na kovó-libo ― to lay (every) one's hopes on someone
- возложи́ть отве́тственность на кого́-либо ― vozložítʹ otvétstvennostʹ na kovó-libo ― to make someone responsible (for something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of возложи́ть (class 4c perfective transitive)