泯灭

泯滅
mǐnmiè
  1. to obliterate
  2. to die out
  3. to disappear

CEDICT

to annihilate; to die out; to disappear; to lack

Wiktionary

形迹消灭。唐．杜甫〈咏怀古迹〉诗：「最是楚宫俱泯灭，舟人指点到今疑。」《红楼梦．第一回》：「万不可因我之不肖，自护己短，一併使之泯灭也。」也作「泯没」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 泯 mǐn variant of 泯 mǐn
=1 泯 mǐn (bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate
2 灭 miè
  1. to extinguish or put out
  2. to go out (of a fire etc)
  3. to exterminate or wipe out
  4. to drown

Related entries

磨灭 mómiè
  1. to obliterate
  2. to erase
消泯 xiāomǐn
  1. to eliminate
  2. to obliterate
销毁 xiāohuǐ
  1. to destroy (by melting or burning)
  2. to obliterate
我們得銷毀證據。

We must destroy the evidence.

Source: Tatoeba

湮没 yānmò
  1. to bury
  2. to submerge
  3. to pass into oblivion
  4. to obliterate
  5. to annihilate (physics)
涂抹 túmǒ
  1. to paint
  2. to smear
  3. to apply (makeup etc)
  4. to doodle
  5. to erase
  6. to obliterate
我把起酥油塗抹在鹿肉上。

I daub the venison with shortening.

Source: Tatoeba

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