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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
- extinguisher noun
- extinguishment noun
- extinguishable adjective
- nonextinguishable adjective
- nonextinguished adjective
- preextinguish verb (used with object)
- preextinguishment noun
- self-extinguishing adjective
- unextinguishable adjective
- unextinguished adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Example Sentences
Bitcoin dropped back below a key level early Monday, extinguishing hopes that last week’s mini-rebound would become a full-fledged comeback.
Turkish authorities said they had been assisting the vessels, and released footage showing two of its own boats trying to extinguish the fire on the Kairos.
With the fire largely extinguished on Friday, Fung asked the police whether officers had entered the flat in question, which was in the first of seven high-rises that burned.
The Palisades fire broke out on Jan. 7 and wasn’t fully extinguished until the end of the month.
The report said Anduril had tried to put out the flames with its own vehicle, but three trucks from the local fire department had to be brought in to extinguish the fire.
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