укротить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оукротити (ukrotiti), from Proto-Slavic *krotiti. By surface analysis, у- (u-) + кро́т(кий) (krót(kij)) + -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊkrɐˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

укроти́ть • (ukrotítʹ) pf (imperfective укроща́ть)

  1. to tame
  2. to subdue, to control, to curb
    укроти́ть инфля́циюukrotítʹ infljácijuto curb inflation; bring inflation under control

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