потуши́ть

rare #11147

verbperfective imperfective is туши́ть

1.
to extinguish, to put out
Пожарные бы́стро потуши́ли ого́нь.
The firefighters quickly put out the fire.
Perfective; imperfective тушить.
2.
to turn off, to switch off
Потуши́ свет, пожа́луйста.
Turn off the light, please.
Of lights and lamps.
3.
to stew, to braisecooking
Я потуши́л овощи с мя́сом.
I stewed the vegetables with meat.
4.
to suppress, to quell, to damp down
Ему удало́сь потуши́ть их гнев.
He managed to quell their anger.
Figurative, of emotions.

Examples

Пламя, опалявшее стены дома, наконец потушили.
The flames that were scorching the walls of the house were finally extinguished.
Огонь, оплавивший провода, потушили быстро.
The fire that melted the wires was quickly put out.
Попаливший траву огонь быстро потушили.
The fire that had scorched the grass was quickly put out.
Не забу́дьте потуши́ть ого́нь.
Don't forget to put out the fire.
Потре́бовалось немало вре́мени, чтобы потуши́ть ого́нь.
It took a long time to put out the fire.
Пожар, вспыхивавший несколько раз, наконец потушили.
The fire, which had flared up several times, was finally extinguished.
Пожар, уничтожавший лес, наконец потушили.
The fire that had been destroying the forest was finally put out.
Тому удалось самостоятельно потуши́ть пожа́р.
Tom managed to put the fire out by himself.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	потуши́
вы	потуши́те

Active present	-
Active past	потуши́вший	having extinguished, having put out
Passive present	-
Passive past	поту́шенный	extinguished, put out, quenched
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потуши́в потушивши	while doing (past)