замори́ть

rare #30451

verbperfective imperfective is мори́ть

1.
to starve, to starve to death, to famish
Пленных чуть не замори́ли го́лодом.
The prisoners were almost starved to death.
Usually with голодом.
2.
to exterminate, to kill off, to eliminate
Мы наконе́ц замори́ли всех тарака́нов.
We finally exterminated all the cockroaches.
Of insects rodents etc.
3.
to exhaust, to wear out, to torment
Он совсе́м замори́л ло́шадь.
He completely wore the horse out.
Of people or animals driven too hard.
4.
(rare) to stain (wood), to fume (oak)woodworking
Столя́р замори́л дуб под старину.
The carpenter stained the oak to look antique.
5.
(rare) to stew, to braisecooking
Мя́со замори́ли в пе́чи до мя́гкости.
The meat was stewed in the oven until tender.
Regional and rare; usually томить.

Examples

Хозяин заморил лошадь долгой дорогой.
The owner exhausted the horse with the long journey.
Он совсем заморил себя диетами.
He has completely worn himself out with all those diets.
Не заморить бы ребёнка голодом, покорми его.
Don’t let the child go hungry—feed him.

Imperative
ты	замори́
вы	замори́те

Active present	-
Active past	замори́вший	exhausting, tiring, fatiguing
Passive present	-
Passive past	заморённый	emaciated
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	замори́в заморивши заморя́	while doing (past)

мори́тьto exterminate; to starve; to torment; to stain (wood); to stew
verbimperfective
умори́тьto kill; to exhaust; to make die of laughter
verbperfective
вы́моритьto exterminate
verbperfective
замори́тьto starve; to exterminate; to exhaust; to stain (wood); to stew
verbperfective
измори́тьto wear out
verbperfective

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