смазывать

Russian

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Etymology

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сма́зать (smázatʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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сма́зывать (smázyvatʹimpf (perfective сма́зать)

  1. to smear, to grease, to oil, to lubricate, to dub
    сма́зывать йо́домsmázyvatʹ jódomto paint with iodine
  2. to smear, to wipe off
  3. (colloquial) to grease someone's palm
  4. (a question, a problem) to slur
    сма́зывать вопро́сsmázyvatʹ voprósto slur over a question
  5. (photography) to blur

Conjugation

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