спотворити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From с- (s-) + потво́рити (potvóryty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spɔtˈwɔrete]
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Verb

спотво́рити (spotvóryty) pf (imperfective спотво́рювати) (transitive)

  1. to contort, to deface, to deform, to disfigure, to distort, to mangle, to mutilate, to uglify (change the appearance of something/someone to the negative)
  2. to mar, to spoil
  3. (figuratively) to distort (give a false or misleading account of)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (distort (literally and figuratively)): перекрути́ти pf (perekrutýty)
  • (mutilate): покалі́чити pf (pokalíčyty), скалі́чити pf (skalíčyty)
  • (mutilate, spoil, distort (figuratively)): зні́вечити pf (znívečyty), поні́вечити pf (ponívečyty)
  • (mar, spoil): зіпсува́ти pf (zipsuváty)

Derived terms

  • спотво́рення n (spotvórennja)
  • спотво́ритися pf (spotvórytysja)

Further reading

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