たやす
Tayasu
Other forms: 断やす
絶やす (Tayasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to put an end to
- godan verb, transitive verbto let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
Examples
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).