сереть

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Russian

Etymology 1

се́рый (séryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

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Verb

сере́ть (serétʹimpf (perfective посере́ть)

  1. to become gray
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to become gloomy
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to fade (e.g. of talent), to become commonplace
  4. (third person only, imperfective only) to appear (of gray things)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

се́реть (séretʹimpf

  1. (dated) to defecate
  2. (figurative, dated) to harm
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