how to pronounce утопить

/ʊtɐˈpʲitʲ/

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утопить is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of утопить in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… надо утопить сел в команду укреплять и …”

meanings of утопить

verb:

To drown (one's sorrows, etc.), to stifle.
To defame, to destroy, to ruin (someone).
To sink (a nail) so it is flush with the surface.
To hide, to drown (something in large quantities of something else).
To drown.
To sink (в (v) into).

утопить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word утопить occurs in russian on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.