умертвить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оумрьтвити (umrĭtviti). By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ мёртвый (mjórtvyj) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

умертви́ть (umertvítʹpf (imperfective умерщвля́ть)

  1. to kill
  2. (figurative) to kill, to destroy, to make unfit for habitation or growth
  3. to suppress (thoughts, feelings, etc.)
  4. to deprive (of hope, joy, etc.)

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