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What is the difference between

  * (verbて) しまう (in it's "do completely" meaning),
  * ( verbStem) きる,
  * (verbStem) ぬく (if any)?

In examples for しまう for this meaning it didn't seem to overlap with the "do
with regret" or "do inadvertently" meaning.

きる based on dictionary has loads of meanings, so it's difficult to guess.

ぬく is new for me and its common meaning of "remove/extract/omit" seems
actually contradictory to this one, so I don't know.

If there are similar verbs/suffixes please feel free to expand the list, thank
you!
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word-choice suffixes
"Do completely" suffixes (〜しまう, 〜きる, 〜ぬく) or verbs and their differences
しまう、きる、 and ぬく are more or less similar, but there are subtle differences.

[しまう](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/100617/meaning/m0u/): I assume you mean
definition 6ア in the link, or definition 4. in
[Jisho](http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BB%95%E8%88%9E%E3%81%86). しまう puts more
emphasis on the _end state_ than the _actor or action_ , being a word that
signifies the end of a state transition. (Those familiar with Chinese will
find that しまう having an (admittedly rare) alternative kanji reading of 了う
should see a connection.) See these example phrases in the dictionary entry:

  * 「[早]{はや}く[食]{た}べてしまいなさい」: The speaker is ordering a transition from the food being not eaten to the food being eaten (with an implicit subject of the 2nd person).
  * 「あきれてしまう」: The speaker is describing a transition from not being あきれている to being あきれている (with an implicit subject of the 1st person). The adjective is tricky to translate but means something like a combination of bewilderment and dismay. Or "the facepalm feeling," whichever you prefer.

ぬく、きる: See [Difference in usage of きる and ぬく attached to verb
連用形](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/41380/difference-in-usage-
of-%E3%81%8D%E3%82%8B-and-%E3%81%AC%E3%81%8F-attached-to-
verb-%E9%80%A3%E7%94%A8%E5%BD%A2)

With regards to [ぬく](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/169219/meaning/m0u/), my
particular online dictionary doesn't mention if 貫く is a proper spelling when
attached to a verb's 連用形. It does say that 抜く is correct. (Definition 15) That
being said, I can attest that the definition where 貫く is considered correct,
Definition 10 ("To pass through to the other side, to connect one place to
another"), is the nuance given by adding ぬく to a verb's 連用形. We essentially
want to break through a metaphorical wall that stands between the "action is
not complete" state and the "action is complete" state, and ぬく is the verb by
which we punch through the wall to the "other side."
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