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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ крути́ть (krutítʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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накрути́ть (nakrutítʹpf (imperfective накру́чивать)

  1. to wrap around, to wind on
  2. to screw on
  3. to produce (a usually large quantity of something) by twisting
  4. (colloquial) to inflate (an amount, a result, etc. by fraud)
    накру́чивать голоса́nakrúčivatʹ golosáto inflate the votes
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to depict, to tell (something intricate or implausible)
  6. (figurative, colloquial) to instill (a feeling in someone)

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