відпустити

From від- (vid-) +‎ пусти́ти (pustýty). Compare Russian отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ), Belarusian адпусці́ць (adpuscícʹ), Polish odpuścić.

• IPA^(key): [ʋʲidpʊˈstɪte]

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відпусти́ти • (vidpustýty) pf (imperfective відпуска́ти) (transitive)

1. to let go (allow to leave)
2. to free, to release, to set free

   Synonyms: ви́зволити pf (výzvolyty), ви́пустити pf (výpustyty), емансипува́ти pf (emansypuváty), звільни́ти pf (zvilʹnýty)

   відпусти́ти на во́лю (historical) ― vidpustýty na vólju ― to release from serfdom, to emancipate, to enfranchise, to manumit

3. to let go of, to unhand (release from one's grasp)
4. to loosen, to relax, to slacken (make less tight)

   Synonym: посла́бити pf (poslábyty)

5. (chiefly impersonal, figurative, colloquial) to ease, to lessen (pain, cold)

   Synonym: осла́бнути pf (oslábnuty)

6. to release, to supply (:funds, resources, etc.)
7. to grow, to let grow (:hair, beard, etc.)
8. (religion) to absolve, to forgive, to remit (:sin)

   Synonym: прости́ти pf (prostýty)

9. (metallurgy) to temper

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• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “відпустити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “відпустити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “відпустити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “відпустити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “відпустити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “відпустити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “відпустити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)