тупеть

Russian

Etymology

тупо́й (tupój) + -еть (-etʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʊˈpʲetʲ]

Verb

тупе́ть • (tupétʹ) impf

  1. (intransitive) to become blunt or more blunt, to become dull or more dull
    Бри́тва тупе́ет.Brítva tupéjet.The razor is becoming blunt.
    Боль тупе́ет.Bolʹ tupéjet.The pain is becoming dull.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to become dumb or dumber
    Synonym: глупе́ть (glupétʹ)
    Наш ребёнок тупе́ет с ка́ждым днём.Naš rebjónok tupéjet s káždym dnjom.Our child is getting dumber with every day.

Conjugation

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