напустить

Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ пусти́ть (pustítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəpʊˈsʲtʲitʲ]

Verb

напусти́ть • (napustítʹpf (imperfective напуска́ть)

  1. to let in, to allow to enter (a large amount of liquid, gas or small items)
  2. (colloquial) to let in (someone)
  3. (colloquial) (idiomatic)
    напусти́ть на себя́napustítʹ na sebjáto feign, to affect (a trait)
    напусти́ть тума́нуnapustítʹ tumánuto confuse the issue
  4. (colloquial) to unleash, to sic, to incite [with accusative ‘an animal, a person’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto someone/something’]
  5. (low colloquial) to strike, to incite [with accusative ‘fear, etc.’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘in someone’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • напуска́ться impf (napuskátʹsja), напусти́ться pf (napustítʹsja)

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