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extinguish /iks-tingˈgwish/ transitive verb- To quench or put out
- To make extinct
- To put an end to
- To destroy or annihilate
- To obscure by superior splendour
- To pay off (a debt) (law)
intransitive verb To die out ORIGIN: L ex(s)tinguere, ex(s)tinctum, from ex- out, and stinguere to quench extingˈuishable adjective extingˈuishant noun A substance used to extinguish fires extingˈuisher noun - Someone or something that extinguishes
- A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle, etc
- A device for putting out fire
- A conical structure resembling a candle extinguisher
extingˈuishment noun - The act of extinguishing
- Putting an end to a right by consolidation or union (law; historical)
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