утопить

Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) + топи́ть (topítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊtɐˈpʲitʲ]
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Verb

утопи́ть (utopítʹ) pf (imperfective топи́ть or ута́пливать)

  1. (transitive) to sink (в (v) into)
  2. (transitive) to drown
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to hide, to drown (something in large quantities of something else)
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to drown (one's sorrows, etc.), to stifle
  5. (figuratively) to defame, to destroy, to ruin (someone)
  6. (technical) to sink (a nail) so it is flush with the surface

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