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gwɪʃ 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.
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.
Related forms
ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective
ex·tin·guish·ment, noun
non·ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective
non·ex·tin·guished, adjective
pre·ex·tin·guish, verb (used with object)
pre·ex·tin·guish·ment, noun
self-ex·tin·guish·ing, adjective
un·ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·tin·guished, adjective
Synonyms
1. quench, smother, snuff out, blow out.
1. quench, smother, snuff out, blow out.
Antonyms
1. light, ignite.
1. light, ignite.
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World English Dictionary
extinguish (ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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) |
| [C16: from Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to quench] | |
| ex'tinguishable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'tinguisher | |
| —n | |
| ex'tinguishment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
extinguish
c.1500 (implied in extinguishable), from L. extinguere "quench, wipe out, obliterate," from ex- "out" + stinguere "quench," from PIE *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce." Related: Extinguished; extinguisher.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
extinguish ex·tin·guish (ĭk-stĭng'gwĭsh)
n. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es
To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
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Example sentences
If none of these conditions exist, you may open the door and attempt to extinguish the fire.
Portions of the home's interior did suffer damage from the water used to extinguish the fire.
If properly maintained, it will contain and extinguish a fire.
Smoke alarms can alert you to a fire, and sprinklers can extinguish a blaze.
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