освітлювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From освітли́ти (osvitlýty) + -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Belarusian асвятля́ць (asvjatljácʹ), Polish oświetlać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔsʲˈʋʲitʲlʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

осві́тлювати • (osvítljuvaty) impf (perfective освітли́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to illuminate, to illumine, to light up (shine light on)
    Synonym: (rare in this sense) висві́тлювати impf (vysvítljuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to illuminate (clarify or make something understandable)
  3. (figuratively, rare) to elucidate, to shed light on
    Synonym: висві́тлювати impf (vysvítljuvaty)
  4. (by extension) to clarify (make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter)
    Synonym: очища́ти impf (očyščáty)
  5. (by extension) to lighten (make a lighter colour by removing pigmentation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • осві́тлювальний (osvítljuvalʹnyj)
  • осві́тлювання n (osvítljuvannja)
  • осві́тлюватися impf (osvítljuvatysja)
  • осві́тлювач m (osvítljuvač)

Further reading

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