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Etymology edit

испи́ть (ispítʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

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Verb edit

испива́ть (ispivátʹimpf (perfective испи́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to drink (a little, some of) (+ genitive)
  2. (dated) to drink up, to drink (all of something) (+ accusative)
  3. (figurative, literary) to drink in, to suffer (sorrow, loss, bitterness, etc.) (+ accusative)

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