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Etymology

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с- (s-) +‎ ма́зать (mázatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsmazətʲ]
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Verb

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сма́зать (smázatʹpf (imperfective сма́зывать)

  1. to smear, to grease, to oil, to lubricate, to dub
    сма́зать йо́домsmázatʹ jódomto paint with iodine
  2. to smear, to wipe off
  3. (colloquial) to grease someone's palm
  4. (a question, a problem) to slur
    сма́зать вопро́сsmázatʹ voprósto slur over a question
  5. (photography) to blur
  6. (colloquial) to bash, to dot

Conjugation

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