Extinguish - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ|
Brit.
|ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ|
verb
- put an end to; kill (syn: snuff out)
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (syn: blow out, quench, snuff out)
- terminate, end, or take out (syn: eliminate)
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (syn: blow out, quench, snuff out)
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- extinguish by crushing (syn: crush out, press out)- terminate, end, or take out (syn: eliminate)
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- kill in large numbers (syn: annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out)Extra examples
The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.
He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.
They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.
News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.
Hope for their safety was slowly extinguishing.
Please extinguish all cigarettes.
Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.
All hope was almost extinguished.
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: extinguish
he/she/it: extinguishes
present participle: extinguishing
past tense: extinguished
past participle: extinguished
I/you/we/they: extinguish
he/she/it: extinguishes
present participle: extinguishing
past tense: extinguished
past participle: extinguished
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