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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

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

dull — full definition

  1. adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
  2. adj Not sharp; unable to cut easily.
  3. adj Lacking shine or brightness; not vivid.
  4. adj Slow to understand; not sharp-witted.
  5. verb To make or become less sharp, bright, or intense.

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