изукра́сить
- 1.
to adorn, to decorate richly, to deck out
Ма́стер изукра́сил шкату́лку резьбо́й.
The craftsman richly decorated the box with carving.
Perfective; suggests decorating the whole surface, often lavishly.
- 2.
to spoil, to disfigure, to mess up
Он изукра́сил всю тетра́дь кля́ксами.
He messed up the whole notebook with ink blots.
Colloquial and ironic — literally 'decorate' with stains scratches etc.
- 3.
(rare) to beat black and blue, to beat up badly
Его так изукра́сили в дра́ке, что мать не узна́ла.
They beat him black and blue in the fight so his mother didn't recognize him.
Colloquial and ironic.
Examples
Дети изукрасили ёлку разноцветными игрушками.
The children decorated the Christmas tree with colorful ornaments.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | изукра́шу |
| ты | - | изукра́сишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | изукра́сит |
| мы | - | изукра́сим |
| вы | - | изукра́сите |
| они́ | - | изукра́сят |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | изукра́сь |
| вы | изукра́сьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | изукра́сил |
| feminine | изукра́сила |
| neuter | изукра́сило |
| plural | изукра́сили |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having adorned, having decorated, having embellished | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | lavishly decorated, adorned, embellished, bedecked | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | изукра́сив изукрасивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyукра́ситьPRO
- укра́ситьto decorate; to beautify
- изукра́ситьto adorn; to spoil; to beat black and blue
- укра́ситьсяto adorn oneself
- приукра́ситьto embellish
- разукра́ситьto decorate
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Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
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