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kill

Verb

  1. 1

    kill

    To cause a living creature to lose its life.

    Korean definition: 생물이 생명을 잃게 하다.

    • Jisu forgot to water her plants and killed them.

    • Unable to bear his violence any longer, she screamed that he might as well kill her.

  2. 2

    put out; dim

    To make a fire or light go out.

    Korean definition: 불이나 빛이 꺼지게 하다.

    • We finished the campfire and put out the fire.

    • Whoever goes into the room last, put out the stove fire before you go in.

  3. 3

    make something limp; make something less strong

    To change the original feature of something to prevent it from being revealed.

    Korean definition: 원래 가지고 있던 특징을 변화시켜 드러나지 않게 하다.

    • Mom blanched the spinach to wilt it.

    • The stew seemed salty, so I added water to tone down the taste.

  4. 4

    darken; lighten

    To make a color darker or invisible.

    Korean definition: 색깔을 어둡게 하거나 눈에 띄지 않게 하다.

    • He toned down the background color to make the subject in the photo stand out.

    • To make her eye makeup stand out, Jisu put on light lipstick to tone down her lip color.