02761897-v 'put out, as of fires, flames, or lights'; V2; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 扑灭 , 熄灭 , 熄火
English quench ( ) , blow out , extinguish ( ) , snuff out
Indonesian padam , mematikan , menggencet , melindungi , membusakan , memadamkan , menutup
Japanese 消す
Definitions
English
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained; quench the flames; snuff out the candles
Japanese
火事、炎または明りのように、消す
瞬時に消されるにはあまりに大きく、山火事はせいぜい食い止められることができるくらいだった; 炎を消す; ろうそくを消してください
Relations
Hyponym: black_out douse stub
Antonym: ignite
Semantic Field: weatherv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s something;   Something ----s something;  
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