спотворювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From спотво́рити (spotvóryty) + -ювати (-juvaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spɔtˈwɔrʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

спотво́рювати (spotvórjuvaty) impf (perfective спотво́рити) (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)): перекру́чувати impf (perekrúčuvaty)
  • (mutilate): калі́чити impf (kalíčyty)
  • (mutilate, spoil, distort (figuratively)): ні́вечити impf (nívečyty)
  • (mar, spoil): псува́ти impf (psuváty)

Derived terms

  • спотво́рювання n (spotvórjuvannja)
  • спотво́рюватися impf (spotvórjuvatysja)

Further reading

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