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बुझाना bujhānā(caus. of bujhnā, q.v.), v.t. To put out, extinguish (a fire, light, etc.); to allay, quench (thirst); to relieve, satisfy (hunger); to slake (lime); to temper (steel); to disinfect water (by plunging heated iron into it); to allay, calm, tranquillize, compose, soothe; to repress, smother (anger, etc.); to damp, depress, discourage (the spirits, heart, etc.);—to shuffle (playing cards:—cf. the form butānāfrom the same root):—bujhā-denā, v.t.=bujhānā.
Origin: Hindi