смягчать

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

смягчи́ть (smjaxčítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [smʲɪxˈt͡ɕætʲ] (phonetic respelling: смяхча́ть)

Verb[edit]

смягча́ть (smjaxčátʹimpf (perfective смягчи́ть)

  1. to soften, to extenuate
  2. to allay, to assuage, to mitigate, to alleviate
  3. to tone down light, colors
  4. to relax harshness
  5. to mollify
  6. to palatalize

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]