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заед- (zajed-) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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заеда́ть (zajedátʹimpf (perfective зае́сть)

  1. to jam, to stick (e.g. of equipment or zippers) (also impersonal)
    ключ в замке́ зае́лоključ v zamké zajélothe key stuck in the lock
  2. to eat after a drink of alcohol or medicine
    заеда́ть лека́рство са́харомzajedátʹ lekárstvo sáxaromto take sugar after the medicine
  3. to kill by eating to death
  4. (figuratively) to torment

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