замазать

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ ма́зать (mázatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈmazətʲ]

Verb

зама́зать • (zamázatʹpf (imperfective зама́зывать)

  1. to paint over
  2. to stick with putty
    зама́зать окна на зи́муzamázatʹ okna na zímuto seal (up) [stop up] the windows with putty for the winter
  3. (colloquial) to daub over, to make dirty, to stain
  4. (colloquial) to efface, to erase
    зама́зать оши́бкиzamázatʹ ošíbkito erase mistakes

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