обеля́ть
rare #42985
- 1.
to exonerate, to clear of blame, to whitewash, to rehabilitate
Он пыта́лся обеля́ть себя́ в глаза́х друзе́й.
He tried to clear his name in his friends' eyes.
Imperfective; often reflexive обелять себя 'clear one's own name'.
- 2.
(rare) to exempt from taxes (a peasant household), to free from dueshistory
Таки́е дворы́ обеля́ли от по́дати.
Such households were exempted from tax.
Historical, of old Russian land law.
Examples
Журналисты начали обелять репутацию политика.
The journalists began whitewashing the politician’s reputation.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | обеля́ю | бу́ду обеля́ть |
| ты | обеля́ешь | бу́дешь обеля́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | обеля́ет | бу́дет обеля́ть |
| мы | обеля́ем | бу́дем обеля́ть |
| вы | обеля́ете | бу́дете обеля́ть |
| они́ | обеля́ют | бу́дут обеля́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | обеля́й |
| вы | обеля́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | обеля́л |
| feminine | обеля́ла |
| neuter | обеля́ло |
| plural | обеля́ли |
Participles
| Active present | exonerating, vindicating, exculpatory, clearing (of blame) | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | clearing (of blame), vindicating, exculpating | |
| Passive present | being whitewashed, being cleared, being exculpated | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | обеля́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | обеляв обелявши | while doing (past) |
Word familyобели́тьPRO
- обели́тьto justify
- обеля́тьto exonerate; to exempt from taxes (a peasant household)
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
