понизить

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Russian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ ни́з(кий) (níz(kij)) +‎ -ить (-itʹ), a factitive construction.

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пони́зить (ponízitʹpf (imperfective понижа́ть)

  1. to lower, to reduce
    пони́зить це́ныponízitʹ cényto lower/reduce prices
    пони́зить го́лосponízitʹ gólosto lower/drop one's voice
  2. (colloquial) to demote
    он был пони́жен в зва́нииon byl ponížen v zvániihe was demoted/lowered in rank

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