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- DictionaryEx·tin·guish/ikˈstiNGɡwiSH/
verb
- 1. cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine: "firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze"
EXTINGUISH meaning: 1. to stop a fire or a light burning: 2. to stop or get rid of an idea or feeling: 3. to stop a…. Learn more.
To extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely. Water can extinguish a fire; nasty smells can extinguish your appetite.
3 days ago · transitive verb. 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.
Extinguish definition: to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted). See examples of EXTINGUISH used in a sentence.
Definition of extinguish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ T ] formal uk / ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ / us. Add to word list. to stop something burning or giving out light: The fire took two hours to extinguish. (Definition of extinguish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of extinguish. in Chinese (Traditional) 火/光, 熄滅,撲滅(火或光), 感情/想法… See more.
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. (Commerce) law to discharge (a debt) [C16: from Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to quench] exˈtinguishable adj. exˈtinguisher n. exˈtinguishment n.