развязывать

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Russian

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Etymology

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развяза́ть (razvjazátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɐzˈvʲazɨvətʲ]
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Verb

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развя́зывать (razvjázyvatʹimpf (perfective развяза́ть)

  1. to untie, to unbind, to undo, to unleash
    развя́зывать ру́киrazvjázyvatʹ rúkito untie/free (someone's) hands
    развя́зывать язы́кrazvjázyvatʹ jazýkloosen someone's tongue, get someone to talk
  2. to liberate (from)
  3. (derogatory) to start
    развя́зывать войну́razvjázyvatʹ vojnúto unleash a war
    развя́зывать клеветни́ческую кампа́ниюrazvjázyvatʹ klevetníčeskuju kampánijuto start a smearing campaign

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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