Japanese

りつぶす

にぎりつぶす
Meaning: to crush in the hand; to bury or suppress a proposal
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 握りつぶす 握りつぶさない
Polite 握りつぶします 握りつぶしません
Past 握りつぶした 握りつぶさなかった
Polite + Past 握りつぶしました 握りつぶしませんでした
Te-form 握りつぶして 握りつぶさなくて
Potential 握りつぶせる 握りつぶせない
Passive 握りつぶされる 握りつぶされない
Causative 握りつぶさせる 握りつぶさせない
Imperative 握りつぶせ 握りつぶすな

Example

上司は部下の提案を握りつぶした。
The boss buried his subordinate's proposal.

Usage Notes

This spelling can carry the same literal meaning as the kanji spelling, but the example shows the common figurative sense of making a proposal disappear by not acting on it.

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