умерщвлять

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оумрьщвлѣти (umrĭštvlěti). By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ мёртвый (mjórtvyj) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

умерщвля́ть (umerščvljátʹimpf (perfective умертви́ть)

  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.)

Conjugation