Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

extinguish

[ik-sting-gwish]

Example Sentences Origin

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.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin ex(s)tingu(ere) (ex- ex-¹ + stinguere to quench) + -ish²

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)

EXPAND

pre·ex·tin·guish·ment, noun

self-ex·tin·guish·ing, adjective

un·ex·tin·guish·a·ble, adjective

un·ex·tin·guished, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. quench, smother, snuff out, blow out.

Antonyms
1. light, ignite.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To extinguish

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Extinguish is a GRE word you need to know.

So is extricable. Does it mean:

capable of being extricated

excoriating

LEARN MORE GRE WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Example Sentences

The death of a man of science fortunately does not extinguish a light which is to shine for all men and through many generations.

No arbitrary new life phase could extinguish this chronic condition.

Perhaps in the reaches of space there is life, or even intelligence: a pity to extinguish the race before meeting it.

EXPAND

The death of a man of science fortunately does not extinguish a light which is to shine for all men and through many generations.

No arbitrary new life phase could extinguish this chronic condition.

Perhaps in the reaches of space there is life, or even intelligence: a pity to extinguish the race before meeting it.

Now the ringmaster of light can stop it, extinguish it and revive it-and thereby give.

Fires now project their energy much farther from their cores, making them more dangerous and more difficult to extinguish.

Howe, who seized some clothing and attempted to extinguish the flames.

If you can extinguish the spark, that will light the flame, you will never have a fire.

But when it is low the peat itself catches light, making the fire much harder to extinguish.

Researchers learned that flames extinguish themselves.

Another kept shaking his head and closing his eyes as though trying to extinguish a bad dream.

It only takes one sentence to extinguish the room's burning questions.

But they are also more pointedly critical of their own societies for failing to extinguish those flames long ago.

But using a drug to dissolve this barrier restored the older rats' ability to extinguish fearful memories.

Xylas and his brother firefighters extinguish a roiling dispute that has raged here for the.

The attempt to extinguish the for-profit sector through regulatory smothering was launched in the name of correcting abuses.

Recently they set a school afire and then attacked the firemen who came to extinguish the fire.

Unfortunately, fear is far easier to ignite than to extinguish.

Trapani admitted to setting and then helping to quickly extinguish two earlier fires in the store, the police said.

Fear of this would make the human species into a paranoic lot and extinguish scientific knowledge if carried to the extreme.

We as a species must learn to extinguish our lusts and foster our inherent, but as yet still weak sense of peace.

While it is not unheard of for a trial judge to extinguish a jury's finding, legal experts said that such decisions were rare.

Carroll said oilfield firefighters might need several months to seal hundreds of burning wells and extinguish fires.

It was expected to take a year to extinguish them all.

Discipline, though it may temporarily interrupt the behavior, will not extinguish it.

Compensation and resettlement packages negotiated by governments can offer additional choices but do not extinguish this right.

Fire officials said it would take days to extinguish the fire, though much of it had been contained.

If you extinguish the oil lamp, they give off greenish light.

Traffic on the expressway was delayed through the morning as emergency officials worked to extinguish it and clear debris.

Each had a safety switch that would extinguish the gas if the torch were dropped.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

extinguish (ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ)

—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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

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.

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.

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for extinguish?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

destroy extinctive fireman grind lamplighter make

Matching Quote

"Distant water cannot extinguish nearby fire."

-unknown author

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help