позолотить

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ золоти́ть (zolotítʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

позолоти́ть (pozolotítʹpf (imperfective золоти́ть)

  1. to gild
    позолоти́ть пилю́люpozolotítʹ piljúlju≈ to sweeten the pill; sugar the pill
    позолоти́ть ру́чкуpozolotítʹ rúčkuto cross someone's palm with silver, cross someone's hand with silver

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