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   extinguish

   /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine: "firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze" Similar douseput outquenchstamp outsmotherbeat outdampen downblow outsnuff outdoutOpposite light
   • ▪ put an end to; destroy: "hope is extinguished little by little" Similar destroyendfinish offput an end toput a stop tobring to an endterminateremoveannihilatewipe outwipe off the face of the earthwipe off the maperaseeliminateeradicateobliterateliquidateexpungeabolishexterminatekillextirpateobscuresuppressdisruptundoupsetinformal:take outrub outsnuff outOpposite start up
   • ▪ subdue or reduce (someone) to silence: "a look which would have extinguished any man"
   • ▪ cancel (a debt) by full payment: "the debt was absolutely extinguished"
   • ▪ render (a right or obligation) void: "rights of common pasture were extinguished"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. Compare with distinguish.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extinguishable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   The meaning of EXTINGUISH is to bring to an end : make an end of. How to use extinguish in a sentence.

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   EXTINGUISH definition: 1. to stop a fire or a light burning: 2. to stop or get rid of an idea or feeling: 3. to stop a…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   To extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely. Water can extinguish a fire; nasty smells can extinguish your appetite.

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   extinguish something to destroy something. News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace. Definition of extinguish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out. 2. To put an end to or make extinct; destroy: "Her death extinguished the dream of family that was closest to his heart" (Karen Lystra). See Synonyms at annihilate. 3. Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).

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