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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
The blaze is challenging to combat as crews cannot use water to extinguish lithium ion battery fires.
The cause of the fire - which took 27 hours to extinguish - is still being investigated.
There was black smoke in the cabin, the image showed, as at least one passenger was seen trying to extinguish the blaze.
The facility housed around 100,000 lithium-ion batteries, which are exceptionally dangerous when ignited because they burn extremely hot and cannot be extinguished with water, which can trigger a violent chemical reaction.
"It was very scary because there was a lot of fire and damage," says Oleksandr Leonenko, who helped extinguish the flames.
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