upędzić

Polish

Etymology

From u- + pędzić. First attested in 1740.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈpɛɲ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲd͡ʑit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: u‧pę‧dzić

Verb

upędzić pf (imperfective upędzać)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to homebrew (to brew alcohol at home) [+genitive] or, less frequently, [+accusative = what], [+ z (genitive) = from what]
    Synonyms: przepędzić, wypędzić
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to speed up plant growth by creating good conditions (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to travel a road quickly
  4. (transitive, obsolete, mining) to make progress mining
  5. (transitive, obsolete) to hijack or steal while moving quickly
  6. (transitive, obsolete) to drive away, to chase off
  7. (transitive, obsolete) to speed up work
  8. (reflexive, of alcohol) to be homebrewed (to arise as the result of being made at home)

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
  • (obsolete) upęd

References

  1. Aleksandra Wieczorek (21.11.2018), UPĘDZIĆ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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