умерщвлять

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оумрьщвлѣти (umrĭštvlěti). By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ мёртвый (mjórtvyj) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊmʲɪrɕːˈvlʲætʲ]

Verb

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умерщвля́ть (umerščvljátʹimpf (perfective умертви́ть)

  1. to kill
  2. (figurative) to kill, to destroy, to make unfit for habitation or growth
  3. to suppress (thoughts, feelings, etc.)
  4. to deprive (of hope, joy, etc.)

Conjugation

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