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под- (pod-, “sub-, under”) +‎ ста́вить (stávitʹ, “to place”)

• IPA^(key): [pɐt͡sˈstavʲɪtʲ]

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подста́вить • (podstávitʹ) pf (imperfective подставля́ть)

1. to place under (под (pod))
2. to place near (к (k))

   подста́вить стул кому́-либо ― podstávitʹ stul komú-libo ― to pull up a chair for

3. to hold up to, to offer to, to make accessible to (by bringing or turning something)

   подста́вить другу́ю щёку ― podstávitʹ drugúju ščóku ― to turn the other cheek

   подста́вить но́жку ― podstávitʹ nóžku ― to trip

4. to substitute
5. (figuratively, colloquial) to expose, to leave vulnerable
6. (figuratively, colloquial, criminology) to frame, to conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person