rozkraść

Polish

Etymology

From roz- + kraść.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔs.kraɕt͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔskraɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: roz‧kraść

Verb

rozkraść pf (imperfective rozkradać)

  1. (transitive, of many people) to gradually steal everything from somewhere or from some whole
    Synonyms: rozgrabić; see also Thesaurus:kraść
    • 1997, Danuta Koral, Wydziedziczeni:
      To, czego nie rozgrabili Niemcy, rozkradli i zniszczyli sami Polacy po wkroczeniu bolszewików i reformie rolnej.
      That which the Germans haven't plundered, Poles have themselves stolen and destroyed after the entrance of the Bolsheviks and the land reform.

Conjugation

Further reading

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