подпитывать

Russian

Etymology

подпита́ть (podpitátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐtˈpʲitɨvətʲ]

Verb

подпи́тывать • (podpítyvatʹ) impf (perfective подпита́ть)

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

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