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Etymology

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в- (v-) +‎ лить (litʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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влить (vlitʹpf (imperfective влива́ть)

  1. to pour [with в (v, + accusative) ‘into’]
    Antonym: вы́лить (výlitʹ)
    влить во́ду в бо́чкуvlitʹ vódu v bóčkuto pour water into a barrel
    влить по ка́плеvlitʹ po kápleto instill (put in) by drops; put in drop by drop
  2. (figurative) to instill [with в (v, + accusative) ‘in’]
    влить му́жество (реши́мость) (в)vlitʹ múžestvo (rešímostʹ) (v)instill courage (resolution) (in, into)

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