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extinguish
[ ik-sting-gwish ]
verb (used with object)
- to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted):
to extinguish a candle.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate:
to extinguish hope.
- to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliance.
- Law. to discharge (a debt), as by payment.
extinguish
/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /
verb
- to put out or quench (a light, flames, etc)
- to remove or destroy entirely; annihilate
- archaic.to eclipse or obscure by or as if by superior brilliance
- law to discharge (a debt)
Derived Forms
- ˈپԲܾ, noun
- ˈپԲܾԳ, noun
- ˈپԲܾ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·پgܾ·· adjective
- ·پgܾ·Գ noun
- non·پgܾ·· adjective
- ԴDze·پgܾ adjective
- e·پgܾ verb (used with object)
- pre·پgܾ·Գ noun
- -·پgܾ·Բ adjective
- un·پgܾ·· adjective
- ܲe·پgܾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Example Sentences
His soft pop out to shortstop extinguished the Dodgers’ best chance to rally.
Robert Rogers, father of Morgan Rogers, said that she was "warm, courageous, happy shiny star to all she knew was extinguished."
Their last-gasp defeat at Middlesbrough on Friday was a body blow to their hopes of staying up, and they could be all but extinguished if results go against them on Monday.
A man described rushing to the scene with others after hearing the explosion and attempting to extinguish the flames by throwing sand on the tents.
Emergency services attended and the fires were extinguished.
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