Etymology

From роз- (roz-) +‎ пусти́ти (pustýty)Category:Ukrainian terms prefixed with роз-#ПУСТИТИ. Compare Russian распусти́ть (raspustítʹ), Belarusian распусці́ць (raspuscícʹ), Polish rozpuścić.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔzpʊˈstɪte]Category:Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation#РОЗПУСТИТИ

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Verb

розпусти́ти • (rozpustýty) pf (imperfective розпуска́ти)Category:Ukrainian lemmas#РОЗПУСТИТИCategory:Ukrainian verbs#РОЗПУСТИТИCategory:Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header#РОЗПУСТИТИCategory:Ukrainian perfective verbs#РОЗПУСТИТИCategory:Pages with entries#РОЗПУСТИТИCategory:Pages with 1 entry#РОЗПУСТИТИ (transitiveCategory:Ukrainian transitive verbs#РОЗПУСТИТИ)

1. to let go, to release (from duty, service, etc.)
2. to break up, to disband, to dissolve

   розпусти́ти парла́мент ― rozpustýty parláment ― to dissolve parliamentCategory:Ukrainian terms with collocations#РОЗПУСТИТИ

3. to let out, to let loose, to loose
4. to loosen

   розпусти́ти по́яс ― rozpustýty pójas ― to loosen a beltCategory:Ukrainian terms with collocations#РОЗПУСТИТИ

5. to unfurl

   Synonym: розгорну́ти pf (rozhornúty)

6. (figuratively) to allow to get out of hand, to let get out of hand, to relax control over (:somebody)

   Synonym: розбе́стити pf (rozbéstyty)

7. (colloquialCategory:Ukrainian colloquialisms#РОЗПУСТИТИ) to spread (disperse, scatter or distribute over a given area)
8. to put about, to spread (:news, rumours, etc.)
9. (colloquialCategory:Ukrainian colloquialisms#РОЗПУСТИТИ) to melt

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “розпустити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “розпустити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “розпустити”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “розпустити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎
• “розпустити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “розпустити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎