приукрасить

Russian

Etymology

при- (pri-) + укра́сить (ukrásitʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪʊˈkrasʲɪtʲ]

Verb

приукра́сить • (priukrásitʹ) pf (imperfective приукра́шивать)

  1. to embellish, to decorate (in addition or in a small amount)
  2. (figuratively) to embellish, to sugarcoat, to minimise, to gloss over
    приукра́сить реа́льность/действи́тельностьpriukrásitʹ reálʹnostʹ/dejstvítelʹnostʹto sugarcoat reality

Conjugation

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