відволікати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From відволікти́ (vidvoliktý) + -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian отвлека́ть (otvlekátʹ), Belarusian адвалака́ць (advalakácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidwɔlʲiˈkate]

Verb

відволіка́ти • (vidvolikáty) impf (perfective відволікти́ or відволокти́ (rare)) (transitive)

  1. to drag away
  2. to distract, to sidetrack (divert the attention of)
  3. to put off (delay)
  4. to divert (:attention, efforts, forces, resources, etc.)

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