разукрашивать

Russian edit

Etymology edit

разукра́сить (razukrásitʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rəzʊˈkraʂɨvətʲ]

Verb edit

разукра́шивать (razukrášivatʹimpf (perfective разукра́сить)

  1. to adorn, to decorate
  2. to beautify, to embellish (a song, performance, etc.)
  3. (colloquial, figurative) to embellish (a story)
  4. (low colloquial) to beat to the point of leaving bruises or abrasions, to beat black and blue

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