возложить

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Russian

Etymology

воз- (voz-) +‎ ложи́ть (ložítʹ)

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Verb

возложи́ть (vozložítʹpf (imperfective возлага́ть)

  1. (literary) to lay, to place (something on a certain area for memorial purposes)
    возложи́ть цветы́ на моги́луvozložítʹ cvetý na mogíluto 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.
  2. (literary) to assign (someone with tasks, commands, blames, hopes, or responsibilities)
    возложи́ть поруче́ние на кого́-либоvozložítʹ poručénije na kovó-liboto entrust someone with a task
    возложи́ть кома́ндование на кого́-либоvozložítʹ komándovanije na kovó-liboto give someone the command
    возложи́ть вину́ на кого́-либоvozložítʹ vinú na kovó-liboto put the (whole) blame on someone
    возложи́ть (все) наде́жды на кого́-либоvozložítʹ (vse) nadéždy na kovó-liboto lay (every) one's hopes on someone
    возложи́ть отве́тственность на кого́-либоvozložítʹ otvétstvennostʹ na kovó-liboto make someone responsible (for something)

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