apagar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- snuff noun Finely ground tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose or held against the gum.
Senses
apagar is used for these senses in English:
- blow out (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
- cut off (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- dull (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
- extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
- numb (transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
- quench (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- slake (intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]
douse — full definition
- verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- verb To put out a flame or light.
dull — full definition
- adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
- adj Not sharp; unable to cut easily.
- adj Lacking shine or brightness; not vivid.
- adj Slow to understand; not sharp-witted.
- verb To make or become less sharp, bright, or intense.