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extinguish

[ ik-sting-gwish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted):

    to extinguish a candle.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate:

    to extinguish hope.

  3. to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliance.
  4. Law. to discharge (a debt), as by payment.


extinguish

/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /

verb

  1. to put out or quench (a light, flames, etc)
  2. to remove or destroy entirely; annihilate
  3. archaic.
    to eclipse or obscure by or as if by superior brilliance
  4. law to discharge (a debt)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԲܾ, noun
  • ˈپԲܾ󳾱Գ, noun
  • ˈپԲܾ󲹲, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·پgܾ·· adjective
  • ·پgܾ·Գ noun
  • non·پgܾ·· adjective
  • ԴDze·پgܾ adjective
  • e·پgܾ verb (used with object)
  • pre·پgܾ·Գ noun
  • -·پgܾ·Բ adjective
  • un·پgܾ·· adjective
  • ܲe·پgܾ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of extinguish1

1535–45; < Latin ex ( s ) tingu ( ere ) ( ex- ex- 1 + stinguere to quench) + -ish 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of extinguish1

C16: from Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to quench
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Example Sentences

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Mr McAlinden added that the aftermath will be felt even after the fires are extinguished.

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Fourteen fire appliances and more than 100 firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze on Sandbank Road in Hilltown.

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Small pockets of fire burned for days on the ship before being extinguished.

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But as well as ignoring her younger self, the current debate the chancellor would really like to extinguish is whether to change - or bypass - her fiscal rules.

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"We were desperately hoping for rain today or tomorrow to help extinguish the flames," Han added.

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