понизить

Russian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ ни́з(кий) (níz(kij)) +‎ -ить (-itʹ), a factitive construction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲizʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

пони́зить • (ponízitʹ) pf (imperfective понижа́ть)

  1. to lower, to reduce
    пони́зить це́ны ― ponízitʹ cény ― to lower/reduce prices
    пони́зить го́лос ― ponízitʹ gólos ― to lower/drop one's voice
  2. (colloquial) to demote
    он был пони́жен в зва́нии ― on byl ponížen v zvánii ― he was demoted/lowered in rank

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