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"roman": "razorjátʹ",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разоря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razorítʹ",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разори́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"word": "devastar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"word": "ödelägga"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spustóšuvaty",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спусто́шувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spustóšyty",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спусто́шити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pustóšyty",
"sense": "to ruin many or all things over a large area",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пусто́шити"
}
],
"word": "devastate"
}
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