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се́рый (séryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

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сере́ть (serétʹimpf (perfective посере́ть)

  1. to become gray
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to become gloomy
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to fade (e.g. of talent), to become commonplace
  4. (third person only, imperfective only) to appear (of gray things)
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се́реть (séretʹimpf

  1. (dated) to defecate (+ instrumental)
  2. (figurative, dated) to harm (+ dative)
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