размы́ть
- 1.
to wash away, to erode, to wash out, to undermine
Дождь размы́л доро́гу.
The rain washed out the road.
Typically of rain or a river acting on soil, roads or banks.
- 2.
to blur, to make indistinct, to smudge
А́втор размы́л границы ме́жду жа́нрами.
The author blurred the boundaries between genres.
Often figurative: boundaries, meanings, criteria.
Examples
Растекавшийся ручеек размыл всю дорогу.
The stream that was spreading out washed away the entire road.
Дожди размыли землю и образовали водомоину.
The rains washed away the soil and formed a gully.
Обнажающий корни деревьев поток размыл берег.
The stream exposing the trees’ roots eroded the bank.
Вода, перехлёстывавшая через плотину, размыла берег.
The water spilling over the dam washed away the bank.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | размо́ю |
| ты | - | размо́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | размо́ет |
| мы | - | размо́ем |
| вы | - | размо́ете |
| они́ | - | размо́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | размо́й |
| вы | размо́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | размы́л |
| feminine | размы́ла |
| neuter | размы́ло |
| plural | размы́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having washed away, having eroded | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | blurry/hazy | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | размы́в размывши | while doing (past) |
Word familyмытьPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from мыть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| размы́ть | раз- | to wash away; to blur |
| размы́ться | раз- | to become blurred; to be washed away; to become soggy |
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