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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.
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
/ ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ /
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)
Other Word Forms
- extinguishable adjective
- extinguishment noun
- nonextinguishable adjective
- nonextinguished adjective
- preextinguish verb (used with object)
- preextinguishment noun
- self-extinguishing adjective
- unextinguishable adjective
- unextinguished adjective
- extinguisher noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Example Sentences
Federal investigators determined that the Jan. 7 fire was a so-called holdover from the Jan. 1 fire, continuing to smolder and burn underground after firefighters thought they had extinguished it.
Second, they learned that fire crews thought they had extinguished the blaze, called the Lachman fire, on the 1st.
According to the affidavit, it appeared to them that the fire was fully extinguished.
On Jan. 2, federal authorities said, “LAFD personnel returned to the scene to collect the fire hoses. It appeared to them that the fire was fully extinguished,” the affidavit read.
Jan. 2: “LAFD personnel returned to the scene to collect the fire hoses. It appeared to them that the fire was fully extinguished.”
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