откреститься

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Russian

Etymology

от- (ot-) +‎ крести́ть (krestítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

открести́ться (otkrestítʹsjapf (imperfective откре́щиваться)

  1. (religion) to cross oneself in protection of evil spirits
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to disown (to refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own)
    Synonym: отмежева́ться impf (otmeževátʹsja)

Conjugation