погуби́ть

uncommon #5629

verbperfective imperfective is губи́ть

1.
to ruin, to destroy, to be the undoing of
Аза́ртная игра́ его погуби́ла.
Gambling was his undoing.
Of something that wrecks a person's life, reputation or prospects.
2.
to kill, to cause the death of, to do away with
Боле́знь погуби́ла мно́гих люде́й.
The disease killed many people.
Often of illness, war or circumstances rather than a direct killer.

Examples

Червь, дырявивший яблоки в саду, погубил урожай.
The worm boring into the apples in the orchard destroyed the harvest.
Разорительные налоги погубили маленькие магазины.
ruinous taxes destroyed the small shops.
Боле́знь погуби́ла всех мои́х ове́ц.
A disease killed all my sheep.
Слишком много соли весь вкус погу́бит.
Too much salt will kill the flavor.
Осушившая реку засуха погубила рыбу.
The drought that dried up the river killed the fish.
Приморозивший ночью мороз погубил молодые цветы.
The frost that had nipped the young flowers during the night destroyed them.
Безводье погубило многие поля в степи.
The drought destroyed many fields in the steppe.
Неприспособленность растения к холоду погубила урожай.
The plant’s inability to withstand the cold ruined the harvest.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	погуби́
вы	погуби́те

Active present	-
Active past	погуби́вший	having ruined, having destroyed, having killed, having undone
Passive present	-
Passive past	погу́бленный	ruined, destroyed, lost
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	погуби́в погубивши	while doing (past)