потопить

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ топи́ть (topítʹ, to heat)

Verb

потопи́ть (potopítʹpf (imperfective топи́ть)

  1. to heat for a while
Conjugation

Etymology 2

по- (po-) +‎ топи́ть (topítʹ, to sink)

Verb

потопи́ть (potopítʹpf (imperfective топи́ть or потопля́ть)

  1. to sink
    потопи́ть су́дноpotopítʹ súdnoto sink a ship
  2. to ruin, to destroy
    потопи́ть кого́-либо на экза́менеpotopítʹ kovó-libo na ekzámeneto fail someone at the exam
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