размыва́ться

rare #53447

verbreflexiveimperfective perfective is размы́ться

1.
to blur, to become blurred, to become indistinct, to become fuzzy
Ко́нтуры домо́в размыва́ются в тума́не.
The outlines of the houses blur in the fog.
Also figurative: of boundaries, criteria or meanings losing definition.
2.
to be washed away, to be eroded, to be undermined (by water)
Бе́рег реки́ ка́ждый год размыва́ется.
The riverbank is eroded every year.
Of banks, soil, dams.
3.
to be washed out, to get soggy, to turn to mud
По́сле дожде́й доро́га бы́стро размыва́ется.
After the rains the road quickly gets washed out.
Of roads and paths after heavy rain.

Examples

Берег реки постепенно размывается течением.
The riverbank is gradually being eroded by the current.
Текст на старой карте начал размываться от воды.
The text on the old map began to blur from the water.
Границы между городом и деревней постепенно размываются.
The boundaries between the city and the countryside are gradually becoming blurred.
Облесённый склон больше не размывается дождями.
The forested slope is no longer being eroded by rain.

Imperative
ты	размыва́йся
вы	размыва́йтесь

Active present	размыва́ющийся	blurring, fading, becoming indistinct
Active past	размыва́вшийся	eroded, washed away, being eroded, being washed away
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	размыва́ясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	размывавшись	while doing (past)