випитувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ви́питати (výpytaty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian выпы́тывать (vypýtyvatʹ), Belarusian выпы́тваць (vypýtvacʹ), Polish wypytywać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋeˈpɪtʊʋɐte]

Verb

випи́тувати • (vypýtuvatyimpf (perfective ви́питати)

  1. to question (persistently), to quiz [transitive or with у (u) or в (v, + accusative) ‘someone’, along with про (pro, + accusative) ‘about’ or чи (čy) ‘whether’] (in order to find out information)
    випи́тувати ро́зуму у ко́госьvypýtuvaty rózumu u kóhosʹto pick someone's brain

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