pozbawiać

Polish

Etymology

From pozbawić + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈzba.vjat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧zba‧wiać

Verb

pozbawiać impf (perfective pozbawić)

  1. (transitive) to deprive, to bereave [+accusative = someone/something] [+genitive = of something]
    Przed przerzutem do krajów docelowych ofiary pozbawiano dokumentów tożsamości.
    Before trafficking to the target countries, the victims were being deprived of identity documents.
    Synonym: odzierać
  2. (reflexive) to deprive oneself of something
    Synonym: odzierać się

Conjugation

noun

Further reading

  • pozbawiać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pozbawiać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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