размы́ть

rare #27667

verbperfective imperfective is размыва́ть

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

Дождь - полбеды, хуже, что дорогу размыло
The rain is not so bad; what’s worse is that it washed out the road.
Река, намывавшая песок к берегу, размыла старый причал.
The river, which had been washing sand toward the shore, eroded the old pier.
Слои песка, залегавшие у реки, размыло водой.
The layers of sand lying by the river were washed away by the water.
Обнажающий корни деревьев поток размыл берег.
The stream exposing the trees’ roots eroded the bank.
Река размыла берег за одну ночь.
The river eroded the bank in a single night.
Из-за многоводья дороги в деревне размыло.
The high water washed away the roads in the village.
Растекавшийся ручеек размыл всю дорогу.
The stream that was spreading out washed away the entire road.
Ливший неделю ливень размыл дорогу.
The downpour that lasted a week washed away the road.

Imperative
ты	размо́й
вы	размо́йте

Active present	-
Active past	размы́вший	having washed away, having eroded
Passive present	-
Passive past	размы́тый	blurry/hazy
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	размы́в размывши	while doing (past)