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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.
- 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
/ ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ /
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)
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Derived Forms
- exˈtinguisher, noun
- exˈtinguishment, noun
- exˈtinguishable, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- ex·tinguish·ment noun
- nonex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- nonex·tinguished adjective
- preex·tinguish verb (used with object)
- preex·tinguish·ment noun
- self-ex·tinguish·ing adjective
- unex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- unex·tinguished adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
C16: from Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to quench
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