затьмарювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From затьма́рити (zatʹmáryty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐtʲˈmarʲʊʋɐte]

Verb

затьма́рювати • (zatʹmárjuvatyimpf (perfective затьма́рити) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to darken, to obscure, to overcast, to obfuscate (to make dark or darker by reducing light)
    Synonym: зате́мнювати impf (zatémnjuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to eclipse, to overshadow, to put in the shade
  3. (figuratively) to cloud, to obscure, to becloud (make less clear)
  4. (figuratively) to cloud (to make less acute or perceptive: judgement, mind, vision, etc.)
  5. (figuratively) to cast a pall over, to cloud, to becloud (to make gloomy)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • затьма́рюватися impf (zatʹmárjuvatysja)

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