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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *topìti (to heat). Related to Russian тёплый (tjóplyj, warm).

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топи́ть (topítʹimpf (perfective истопи́ть or натопи́ть)

  1. to stoke (an oven)
  2. to heat
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *topìti (to heat) (same as Etymology 1).

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топи́ть (topítʹimpf (perfective растопи́ть)

  1. to melt, to render (fat)
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *topìti (to drown).

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топи́ть (topítʹimpf (perfective потопи́ть or затопи́ть or утопи́ть)

  1. to sink
  2. to drown (transitive)
  3. (slang) to support (a club or political party)
  4. (colloquial) to topple (a political figure)
  5. (colloquial) to flunk, to fail (to give a student a failing grade)
  6. (automotive slang) to put the pedal to the metal, to floor it
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “топить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress