поглупеть

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ глупе́ть (glupétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəɡɫʊˈpʲetʲ]

Verb

поглупе́ть • (poglupétʹpf (imperfective глупе́ть)

  1. (intransitive) to get dumber, to become stupid or more stupid
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to become infatuated
    Она́ улыбну́лась, и он ре́зко поглупе́л.Oná ulybnúlasʹ, i on rézko poglupél.She smiled, and he suddenly became dumb [with love].

Conjugation