зжирати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From з- (z-) + -жира́ти (-žyráty). Compare Russian сжира́ть (sžirátʹ), Belarusian зжыра́ць (zžyrácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒːeˈrate]

Verb

зжира́ти • (zžyráty) impf (perfective зже́рти)

  1. to devour (to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously)
  2. (figuratively) to devour (to rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • пожира́ти impf (požyráty)

Further reading

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