смазывать

Russian

Etymology

сма́зать (smázatʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmazɨvətʲ]

Verb

сма́зывать • (smázyvatʹ) impf (perfective сма́зать)

  1. to smear, to grease, to oil, to lubricate, to dub
    сма́зывать йо́дом ― smázyvatʹ jódom ― to paint with iodine
  2. to smear, to wipe off
  3. (colloquial) to grease someone's palm
  4. (a question, a problem) to slur
    сма́зывать вопро́с ― smázyvatʹ voprós ― to slur over a question
  5. (photography) to blur

Conjugation

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