Extinguish

"Extinguish" in Dutch

blussen

(to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also put out, quench)

doven

(to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also put out, quench)

uitdoven

(to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also put out, quench)

verduisteren

(to eclipse or obscure (someone or something) — see also eclipse, obscure)

vernietigen

(to put an end to (something) completely — see also annihilate, destroy)

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