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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic запрѣтити (zaprětiti, to forbid). By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ прети́ть (pretítʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəprʲɪˈtʲitʲ]
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Verb

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запрети́ть (zapretítʹpf (imperfective запреща́ть)

  1. to forbid, to prohibit [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’; or with dative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Antonyms: позво́лить (pozvólitʹ), разреши́ть (razrešítʹ)

Conjugation

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