уплотня́ть

rare #50176

verbimperfective perfective is уплотни́ть

1.
to compact, to condense, to pack tightly, to compress
Рабочие уплотня́ют грунт катко́м.
The workers are compacting the soil with a roller.
Of soil, material, or figuratively of a schedule or text.
2.
to seal, to make airtight, to caulkengineering
Прокла́дка уплотня́ет соедине́ние труб.
The gasket seals the pipe joint.
Of joints, windows, pipes.
3.
(rare) to reduce living space per person, to move extra tenants inhistory
В двадца́тые го́ды жильцо́в ча́сто уплотня́ли.
In the twenties tenants were often crowded together to free up living space.
Soviet housing policy of the 1920s-30s.

Examples

Рабочие уплотняют землю перед укладкой асфальта.
The workers are compacting the soil before laying the asphalt.
Власти решили уплотнять жильцов в старых домах.
The authorities decided to overcrowd the residents in the old buildings.

Imperative
ты	уплотня́й
вы	уплотня́йте

Active present	уплотня́ющий	compacting, densifying, sealing, tightening
Active past	уплотня́вший	compacting, densifying, condensing, solidifying
Passive present	уплотня́емый	compactable, compressible, sealable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	уплотня́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	уплотняв уплотнявши	while doing (past)

пло́тникcarpenter
nounmasculine
уплотни́тьto compact; to seal; to reduce living space per person
verbperfective
уплотня́тьto compact; to seal; to reduce living space per person
verbimperfective
пло́тницкийcarpenter's
adjective
пло́тничатьto work as a carpenter
verbimperfective