утопить

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Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) +‎ топи́ть (topítʹ)

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Verb

утопи́ть (utopítʹpf (imperfective топи́ть or ута́пливать)

  1. (transitive) to sink
    Synonym: потопи́ть (potopítʹ)
  2. (transitive) to drown
    Synonym: потопи́ть (potopítʹ)
  3. (figurative, transitive) to hide, to drown
    Synonyms: спря́тать (sprjátatʹ), скрыть (skrytʹ)
  4. (figurative, transitive) to drown (one's sorrows, etc.), to stifle
    Synonyms: заглуши́ть (zaglušítʹ), подави́ть (podavítʹ)
  5. (figurative) to defame, to destroy, to ruin (someone)
    Synonyms: топи́ть (topítʹ), оклевета́ть (oklevetátʹ), погуби́ть (pogubítʹ), докона́ть (dokonátʹ)
  6. (technical) to sink (a nail) so it is flush with the surface
    Synonyms: заби́ть (zabítʹ), завинти́ть (zavintítʹ)

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