yok etmek

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Turkish

Etymology

yok (none, nothing) + etmek (to do)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjoc‿etmec/,
  • Rhymes: -ocetmec
  • Hyphenation: yo‧ket‧mek

Verb

yok etmek

  1. (transitive) to destroy, to annihilate
    Synonyms: ortadan kaldırmak, ifna etmek, izale etmek
    Antonyms: var etmek, ortaya çıkarmak
    Tek bir bomba ile tüm şehri yok etmişler
    They destroyed the whole city with a single bomb
  2. (transitive) to get rid of
    Synonym: ortadan kaldırmak
    Antonym: ortaya çıkarmak
    Bütün delilleri yok etmeye çalışmışlar
    They tried to get rid of all the evidence

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References

  • yok etmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu