extinguish
verb (used with object)
to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted).
extinguishes
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present tense formof extinguish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Today, I bring your attention to the Colorado Supreme Court, which this month reaffirmed an inexplicable quirk of its excessive sentencing jurisprudence that preemptively extinguishes constitutional rights for entire categories of people.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Navy in the 1960s, the foams form an aqueous film around burning gasoline and other flammable liquids, which quickly deprives the fire of oxygen and extinguishes it.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
Cheap, whose driving desire to prove himself completely extinguishes his common sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
“Violence extinguishes hope for a just solution to the problems,” the pontiff said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Portia extinguishes them with some kind of spray from a canister.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
