изукра́шивать

rare #38722

verbimperfective perfective is изукра́сить

1.
to adorn, to decorate richly, to ornament
Ма́стера изукра́шивали шкату́лку то́нкой резьбо́й.
The craftsmen were adorning the box with fine carving.
Imperfective of изукрасить; implies covering the whole surface with ornament.
2.
to beat black and blue, to bruise all over
В дра́ках он изукра́шивал проти́вникам лица́.
In fights he beat his opponents' faces black and blue.
Colloquial and jocular, usually of a face covered in bruises.
3.
(rare) to spoil, to mar, to disfigure
Он изукра́шивал стены безвку́сными узо́рами.
He was spoiling the walls with tasteless patterns.
Ironic use of the decorating sense.

Examples

Мастера изукрашивали стены золотыми узорами.
The craftsmen adorned the walls with golden patterns.
Бабушка изукрашивает окна бумажными снежинками.
Grandmother decorates the windows with paper snowflakes.
Не изукрашивай рассказ лишними подробностями.
Don’t embellish the story with unnecessary details.

Imperative
ты	изукра́шивай
вы	изукра́шивайте

Active present	изукрашивающий	decorating, adorning, embellishing
Active past	изукрашивавший	that was adorning, that was decorating
Passive present	изукрашиваемый	being adorned, being decorated, being embellished
Passive past	-
Gerund present	изукрашивая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	изукрашивав изукрашивавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
изукра́шивать	из-	to adorn; to beat black and blue; to spoil
приукра́шивать	при-	to embellish

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