развязать

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Russian

Etymology

раз- (raz-) +‎ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)

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Verb

развяза́ть (razvjazátʹpf (imperfective развя́зывать)

  1. to untie, to unbind, to undo, to unleash
    • Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 1.7:
      И проповедовал, говоря: идет за мною Сильнейший меня, у Которого я недостоин, наклонившись, развязать ремень обуви Его…
      I propovedoval, govorja: idet za mnoju Silʹnejšij menja, u Kotorovo ja nedostoin, naklonivšisʹ, razvjazatʹ remenʹ obuvi Jevo…
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    развяза́ть ру́киrazvjazátʹ rúkito untie/free (someone's) hands
    развяза́ть язы́кrazvjazátʹ jazýkloosen someone's tongue, get someone to talk
  2. to liberate (from)
  3. (derogatory) to start
    развяза́ть войну́razvjazátʹ vojnúto unleash a war
    развяза́ть клеветни́ческую кампа́ниюrazvjazátʹ klevetníčeskuju kampánijuto start a smearing campaign

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