подпитать

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) +‎ пита́ть (pitátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pətpʲɪˈtatʲ]

Verb

подпита́ть • (podpitátʹ) pf (imperfective подпи́тывать)

  1. to supplement (with substances or materials necessary for functioning)
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to feed, to fuel, to supply additional support to
    подпита́ть недово́льство но́выми слу́хами ― podpitátʹ nedovólʹstvo nóvymi slúxami ― to feed the discontent with new rumors

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • подпи́тываться impf (podpítyvatʹsja), подпита́ться pf (podpitátʹsja)
  • подпи́тка (podpítka)
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