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Etymology

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об- (ob-) +‎ ката́ть (katátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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обката́ть (obkatátʹpf (imperfective обка́тывать)

  1. to roll smooth, to smoothen by rolling
  2. to wear smooth
  3. to make round by rolling
  4. (colloquial, figurative) to make hackneyed, to make common, to deprive of one's particular nature
  5. (colloquial) to repeat until perfected
  6. to test out, to break in (e.g. a car)
  7. (colloquial) to cover in (e.g. breadcrumbs) by rolling

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