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extinguish
[ ik-sting-gwish ]
verb (used with object)
- to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted):
to extinguish a candle.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- 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.
extinguish
/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /
verb
- 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
- ˈپԲܾ, noun
- ˈپԲܾԳ, noun
- ˈپԲܾ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·پgܾ·· adjective
- ·پgܾ·Գ noun
- non·پgܾ·· adjective
- ԴDze·پgܾ adjective
- e·پgܾ verb (used with object)
- pre·پgܾ·Գ noun
- -·پgܾ·Բ adjective
- un·پgܾ·· adjective
- ܲe·پgܾ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Example Sentences
Mr McAlinden added that the aftermath will be felt even after the fires are extinguished.
Fourteen fire appliances and more than 100 firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze on Sandbank Road in Hilltown.
Small pockets of fire burned for days on the ship before being extinguished.
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.
"We were desperately hoping for rain today or tomorrow to help extinguish the flames," Han added.
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