засліпити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ сліпи́ти (slipýty). Compare Russian заслепи́ть (zaslepítʹ), Belarusian засляпі́ць (zasljapícʹ), Polish zaślepić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐsʲlʲiˈpɪte]

Verb

засліпи́ти • (zaslipýtypf (imperfective заслі́плювати or засліпля́ти) (transitive)

  1. to blind (of light, particles, etc.: to make unable to see; to impair or obstruct the vision of)
  2. (figuratively) to dazzle (to render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance)
  3. (figuratively) to blind (to obscure the understanding of)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • засліпи́тися pf (zaslipýtysja)
  • заслі́плення n (zaslíplennja)

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