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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
Vitali Klitschko said residents were evacuated and the building suffered damage to the upper floors, but the fire had been extinguished.
If we don’t organize, articulate a policy platform and recruit the best and brightest across different generations, we will be marginalized and then extinguished entirely.
Even before the Palisades fire had been extinguished, the city’s fire department budget had become a topic of great scrutiny.
The fire has been extinguished, a university spokesperson said.
“The fire is now under control. Crews are still on site to ensure it is fully extinguished,” the company said.
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