потво́рствовать — meaning in English
potvorstvovat
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English meaning
- cater verb To provide food and drink, typically for an event, as a professional service.
- connive verb To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
- indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- pander verb To act in a way that indulges or appeals to someone's weaknesses, desires, or lower tastes, often for personal gain.
Senses
потво́рствовать is used for these senses in English:
- connive (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
cater — full definition
- verb To provide food and drink, typically for an event, as a professional service.
- verb To provide for or suit the needs or tastes of a particular group.
connive — full definition
- verb To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
- verb (botany) Describing plant parts that lean together or touch closely.
- verb To deliberately ignore something wrong so as to avoid being blamed for it.
- verb To blink or wink quickly.
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