отмыва́ть

rare #25485

verbimperfective perfective is отмы́ть

1.
to wash clean, to wash off, to clean by washing
Она́ до́лго отмыва́ла руки́ от кра́ски.
She spent a long time washing the paint off her hands.
Imperfective; the perfective is «отмыть».
2.
(rare) to wash away, to carry away
Волны́ понемно́гу отмыва́ют песо́к от бе́рега.
The waves are gradually washing the sand away from the shore.
Of water or a current.

Examples

Мама отмывала выгрязнившиеся руки сына.
Mom washed the dirt off her son's soiled hands.
Закапчивавшийся котелок над костром пришлось отмывать долго.
The soot-covered kettle over the campfire had to be scrubbed for a long time.
Мы отмывали посуду после праздника.
We washed the dishes clean after the party.
Мальчик, вляпавшийся в грязь, долго отмывал куртку.
The boy who had stepped in the mud spent a long time washing the dirt off his jacket.
Она долго отмывала руки от краски.
She spent a long time washing the paint off her hands.
Она отмывала пристающую к рукам смолу.
She was scrubbing off the resin sticking to her hands.
Том отмыва́ет де́ньги.
Tom launders money.

Imperative
ты	отмыва́й
вы	отмыва́йте

Active present	отмыва́ющий	washing off, cleaning off, rinsing off
Active past	отмыва́вший	that was washing off, that was washing clean, having washed off
Passive present	отмыва́емый	washable, cleanable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отмыва́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отмывав отмывавши	while doing (past)

обмыва́ниеwashing; rinsing off
nounneuter
отмыва́ниеmoney laundering
nounneuter
обмыва́тьсяto wash oneself; to be washed
verbimperfective
отмыва́тьсяto wash out; to wash oneself clean; to clear one's name
verbimperfective

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
взмыва́ть	вз-	to rocket
вымыва́ть	вы-	to wash (thoroughly); to wash away; to hollow out
домыва́ть	до-	to finish washing
замыва́ть	за-	to wash away; to wash

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