оповивати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From опови́ти (opovýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty).

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Verb

оповива́ти (opovyvátyimpf (perfective опови́ти) (transitive)

  1. to wrap, to enswathe
    Synonyms: обвива́ти impf (obvyváty), обкру́чувати impf (obkrúčuvaty), обмо́тувати impf (obmótuvaty), обпліта́ти impf (obplitáty)
  2. to envelop, to surround
    Synonyms: огорта́ти impf (ohortáty), обгорта́ти impf (obhortáty), обволіка́ти impf (obvolikáty), обійма́ти impf (obijmáty)
  3. to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop (of gas, mist, smoke, etc.: to conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud)
    • 2014 November 5, “Науковці розпізнали таємничий об'єкт G2 в центрі галактики”, in BBC News Ukraine, archived from the original on 2022-02-24:
      А G2 зараз перебуває саме у процесі розширення, і газ довкола неї нагрівається до надвисоких температур, створюючи хмару, що оповиває зірку.
      A G2 zaraz perebuvaje same u procesi rozšyrennja, i haz dovkola neji nahrivajetʹsja do nadvysokyx temperatur, stvorjujučy xmaru, ščo opovyvaje zirku.
      And G2 is currently in the process of expansion, and the gas around it is heated to extremely high temperatures, creating a cloud that envelops the star.
  4. to swaddle
    Synonym: сповива́ти impf (spovyváty)

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