rozwlec

Polish

Etymology

From roz- + wlec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔz.vlɛt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzvlɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: roz‧wlec

Verb

rozwlec pf (imperfective rozwlekać)

  1. (transitive) to roll out, to unfurl, to unravel (to spread over different places by dragging, to stretch over a large area by dragging)
    Synonym: roznieść
  2. (transitive, medicine) to spread germs
    Synonym: przenieść
  3. (transitive, of many people) to loot, to plunder, to steal
    Synonym: rozkraść
  4. (transitive) to pad out (to add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial)
  5. (reflexive) to get rolled out, to get unfurled, to get unraveled (to get spread over different places by dragging, to stretch over a large area by dragging)
    Synonym: roznieść się
  6. (reflexive, medicine, of diseases) to get spread over a large territory
    Synonym: przenieść się
  7. (reflexive) to take too much time
  8. (reflexive, of texts and speech) to become desultory, to become rambling (to get too long and digressing)

Conjugation

or

adjective
adverb
  • rozwlekle
noun
  • rozwlekłość

Further reading

  • rozwlec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rozwlec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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