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[ ik-sting -gwish ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
Origin of extinguish 1535–45; <Latin ex (s )tingu (ere ) (ex- ex-1 + stinguere to quench) + -ish2
SYNONYMS FOR extinguish 1 quench, smother, snuff out, blow out.
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OTHER WORDS FROM extinguish ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective ex·tin·guish·ment, noun non·ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective non·ex·tin·guished, adjective
pre·ex·tin·guish, verb (used with object) pre·ex·tin·guish·ment, noun self-ex·tin·guish·ing, adjective un·ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective un·ex·tin·guished, adjective
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Words nearby extinguish extinct, extinct in the wild, extinction, extinctive, extine, extinguish , extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn.
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Example sentences from the Web for extinguish In 2005, in a speech condemning the Republican majority’s threat to extinguish the filibuster against judicial nominees, then-Sen.
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Before it’s time for bed, show your campers how to properly extinguish the fire, and have them perform the work themselves.
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That last fire wasn’t a big one, causing just $50,000 in damage, and fire crews were able to extinguish it in just 24 minutes.
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That’s the way to make sure it’s truly extinguish ed—with work not from the sky, but on the dirty ground.
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The numbers of deaths and years of life extinguish ed due to excessive drinking have gone up since the last report.
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These habits are likely to be hard to extinguish entirely.
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I like the taste of it as well once you extinguish the flame.
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They remembered that the escaped owner had only recently tried to extinguish their capital with blood.
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Amid the sound of screaming and the smell of burning, he tried to extinguish the fire with prayer mats.
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Q: His healthcare reform will extinguish all freedom and literally sentence our seniors to death.
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The English horse arrived just in time to extinguish the flames.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish : till he send forth judgment unto victory.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Under other circumstances we might have attempted to extinguish it; as it was, I ran to tell Uncle Jeff what had occurred.
In the Rocky Mountains | W. H. G. Kingston
Local Option, licence granted to the inhabitants of a district to extinguish or reduce the sale of intoxicants in their midst.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James Wood
The rubber should not be allowed to form a bend hanging down, or water vapour, &c., may condense and extinguish the flame.
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British Dictionary definitions for extinguish verb (tr) 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)
Derived forms of extinguish extinguishable , adjective extinguisher , noun extinguishment , noun Word Origin for extinguish C16: from Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to quench
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Words related to extinguish snuff out, quench, stamp out, smother, suffocate, douse, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, suppress, obliterate, quell, erase, eliminate, abate, destroy, eradicate, trample, drown, stifle
Medical definitions for extinguish n. To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
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