mazać

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màzati.

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.zat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -azat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ma‧zać

mazać impf (perfective maznąć or pomazać)

1. (transitive) to smear [with instrumental ‘with something’] (to cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing)

   Synonyms: ciaprać, smarować

2. (transitive) to smear [with instrumental ‘with something’] (to make something dirty)

   Synonym: tytłać

3. (transitive) to blur, to smear, to smudge (to obscure by blurring)
4. (ambitransitive, colloquial) to scribble, to scrawl

   Synonyms: bazgrać, bazgrolić, gryzmolić

5. (reflexive with się) to smear oneself [with instrumental ‘with something’]

   Synonyms: ciaprać się, smarować się

6. (reflexive with się) to smear, to smudge (to become messy or not clear by being spread)
7. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to pule, to whimper, to blub

   Synonym: mazgaić się

• mazać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mazać in Polish dictionaries at PWN