extinguish

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/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

verb 5

Collocations

ADJ.

all, enough, heavy, light, together

VERB + EXTINGUISH

couldn't, don't, fire, forget, ground, helped, need, rain

EXTINGUISH + NOUN

cigarette, jobs

ADV.

once

Definitions

verb

To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).

A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison

The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

To kill (someone).

To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.

She extinguished all my hopes.

They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers

To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.

Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — kill in large numbers

verb — terminate, end, or take out

eliminate

verb — put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

quench

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison

Wiktionary

The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

Wiktionary

She extinguished all my hopes.

Wiktionary

Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.

Tatoeba · #25896

The fireman could not extinguish the flames.

Tatoeba · #268160

They worked together to extinguish the fire.

Tatoeba · #4303427

Usage Notes

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In some senses, extinguish is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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