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söndürmek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
  • quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.

Senses

söndürmek is used for these senses in English:

  • extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
  • put out To extinguish (fire).
  • quench (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

extinguish — full definition

  1. verb To put out a fire or light.
  2. verb To put a complete end to something, such as hope or a feeling.

quench — full definition

  1. verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
  2. verb To put out a fire or extinguish a flame.
  3. verb To rapidly cool hot metal by plunging it into water or oil.
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