измельчать

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

измельчи́ть (izmelʹčítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Verb

измельча́ть (izmelʹčátʹimpf (perfective измельчи́ть)

  1. to crumble up, to chop, to crush, to pound, to grind
    измельча́ть кору́izmelʹčátʹ korúto chop the bark
    измельча́ть в порошо́кizmelʹčátʹ v porošókto powder, reduce to powder
Conjugation

Etymology 2

из- (iz-) +‎ мельча́ть (melʹčátʹ)

Verb

измельча́ть (izmelʹčátʹpf (imperfective мельча́ть)

  1. to become small/smaller
  2. to become petty, to degenerate
Conjugation