тупеть

Russian

Etymology

тупо́й (tupój) +‎ -еть (-etʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʊˈpʲetʲ]

Verb

тупе́ть • (tupétʹ) impf

  1. (intransitive) to become blunt or more blunt, to become dull or more dull
    Бри́тва тупе́ет. ― Brítva tupéjet. ― The razor is becoming blunt.
    Боль тупе́ет. ― Bolʹ tupéjet. ― The pain is becoming dull.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to become dumb or dumber
    Synonym: глупе́ть (glupétʹ)
    Наш ребёнок тупе́ет с ка́ждым днём. ― Naš rebjónok tupéjet s káždym dnjom. ― Our child is getting dumber with every day.

Conjugation

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