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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic расширити (rasširiti), asynchronically analyzable as рас- (ras-) +‎ ши́рить (šíritʹ, to widen). See ширь (širʹ, breadth, width) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɐˈʂːɨrʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

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расши́рить (rasšíritʹpf (imperfective расширя́ть)

  1. (transitive) to widen, to broaden
  2. (transitive) to increase
    Synonym: нарасти́ть (narastítʹ)
  3. (transitive) to broaden, to enlarge, to extend, to expand
    Synonym: разверну́ть (razvernútʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “расширить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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