утопить

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Russian

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Etymology

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у- (u-) +‎ топи́ть (topítʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊtɐˈpʲitʲ]
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Verb

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утопи́ть (utopítʹpf (imperfective топи́ть or ута́пливать)

  1. (transitive) to sink [with accusative ‘something’ and в (v, + accusative) ‘into something else’]
    Synonym: потопи́ть (potopítʹ)
  2. (transitive) to drown
    Synonym: потопи́ть (potopítʹ)
  3. (figurative, transitive) to hide, to drown [with accusative ‘something’ and в (v, + accusative) ‘in something else’]
    Synonyms: спря́тать (sprjátatʹ), скрыть (skrytʹ)
  4. (figurative, transitive) to drown (one's sorrows, etc.), to stifle
    Synonyms: заглуши́ть (zaglušítʹ), подави́ть (podavítʹ)
  5. (figurative) to defame, to destroy, to ruin (someone)
    Synonyms: топи́ть (topítʹ), оклевета́ть (oklevetátʹ), погуби́ть (pogubítʹ), докона́ть (dokonátʹ)
  6. (technical) to sink (a nail) so it is flush with the surface
    Synonyms: заби́ть (zabítʹ), завинти́ть (zavintítʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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