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extinguish
[ ik-sting-gwish ]
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.
extinguish
/ ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ /
verb
- to put out or quench (a light, flames, etc)
- to remove or destroy entirely; annihilate
- archaic.to eclipse or obscure by or as if by superior brilliance
- law to discharge (a debt)
Derived Forms
- exˈtinguisher, noun
- exˈtinguishment, noun
- exˈtinguishable, adjective
Other Words From
- ex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- ex·tinguish·ment noun
- nonex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- nonex·tinguished adjective
- preex·tinguish verb (used with object)
- preex·tinguish·ment noun
- self-ex·tinguish·ing adjective
- unex·tinguish·a·ble adjective
- unex·tinguished adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguish1
Example Sentences
In 2005, in a speech condemning the Republican majority’s threat to extinguish the filibuster against judicial nominees, then-Sen.
Before it’s time for bed, show your campers how to properly extinguish the fire, and have them perform the work themselves.
That last fire wasn’t a big one, causing just $50,000 in damage, and fire crews were able to extinguish it in just 24 minutes.
That’s the way to make sure it’s truly extinguished—with work not from the sky, but on the dirty ground.
The numbers of deaths and years of life extinguished due to excessive drinking have gone up since the last report.
These habits are likely to be hard to extinguish entirely.
Yes, “The Girl on Fire” can apparently extinguish them, too.
I like the taste of it as well once you extinguish the flame.
They remembered that the escaped owner had only recently tried to extinguish their capital with blood.
Amid the sound of screaming and the smell of burning, he tried to extinguish the fire with prayer mats.
Anger and humiliation extinguish my momentary impulse to rush to her assistance.
He discovers that no amount of austerities will extinguish desire, or produce ecstatic contemplation.
But Government with 15,000 Regulars in town, and every Gentleman (but one) on their side, must extinguish the flame.
These poor wretches fought for the last flicker of the lamp, which the bears wanted to extinguish altogether.
Vigilant priests were always ready to extinguish systems which could not be made to tally with their interests.
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