распусти́ть

uncommon #6248

verbperfective imperfective is распуска́ть

1.
to disband, to dissolve, to dismiss, to send homepolitics
Президе́нт распусти́л парла́мент.
The president dissolved parliament.
Of a parliament, committee, class, or group of workers.
2.
to let down (hair), to undo, to unravel (knitting)
Она́ распусти́ла во́лосы пе́ред сном.
She let her hair down before going to bed.
Of braids, hair, or knitted work.
3.
to spread (a rumour), to circulate, to put about
Кто́-то распусти́л слух о её увольне́нии.
Someone spread a rumour about her dismissal.
4.
to spread, to spread out, to unfurl
Орёл распусти́л кры́лья.
The eagle spread its wings.
Of wings, a tail, or sails.
5.
to let get out of hand, to spoil, to let run wild
Ты совсе́м распусти́л детей.
You have completely let the children get out of hand.
Of children or subordinates left without discipline.
6.
to melt, to dissolvecooking
Распусти́те ма́сло на сковороде́.
Melt the butter in the frying pan.
Colloquial: of butter, sugar, gelatine.
7.
(rare) to let out (a seam), to widensewing
Ей пришлось распусти́ть ю́бку в та́лии.
She had to let the skirt out at the waist.

Examples

Этот клеветник распустил слухи обо всей семье.
That slanderer spread rumors about the whole family.
Павлин, охорашивавшийся на солнце, распустил хвост.
The peacock, preening itself in the sun, spread its tail.
Мэри распусти́ла во́лосы и расстегну́ла одну из пу́говиц свое́й блу́зки.
Mary undid her hair and opened one of the buttons of her blouse.
Кто распусти́л э́ти слу́хи?
Who spread these rumours?
Она распусти́ла свои́ во́лосы.
She unbraided her hair.
Совет, перевыбиравший директора в прошлом году, теперь распустили.
The council that had re-elected the director the previous year was then dissolved.
Рукавный шов пришлось распустить.
The sleeve seam had to be unpicked.
Нитки, перепутывавшиеся в клубке, было трудно распустить.
The threads that had become tangled in a ball were difficult to unravel.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	распусти́
вы	распусти́те

Active present	-
Active past	распусти́вший	bloomed, in bloom, unfurled
Passive present	-
Passive past	распу́щенный	undisciplined, dissolute, fast, loose
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	распусти́в распустивши	while doing (past)

пусте́тьto empty
verbimperfective
пусти́тьto let; to let in; to set in motion; to turn on; to let go; to shoot
verbperfective
впусти́тьto let in
verbperfective
упусти́тьto miss (a chance); to let go; to overlook
verbperfective
вы́пуститьto let out; to let go of; to issue; to produce; to let out (a seam)
verbperfective

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
распусти́ть	рас-	to disband; to let down (hair); to spread (a rumour); to spread; to let get out of hand; to melt; to let out (a seam)
распусти́ться	рас-	to open

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