extinguish
Use Extinguish in a sentence
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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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.
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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
Fire officials said it would take days to extinguish the fire, though much of it had been contained.
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.
If properly maintained, it will contain and extinguish a fire.
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