extinguish
/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ verb C1- 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 bring about the extinction of (a conditioned reflex). · Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.
- To suppress (something, as feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.); to quench.
- To abolish or make void (a law, a legal right, etc.); also, to cancel (a creditor's claim, a licence, etc.).
- To die out.
He/she/it extinguishes · Past extinguished · Past participle extinguished · -ing form extinguishing
Verb forms
- Base form
- extinguish
- He/she/it
- extinguishes
- Past
- extinguished
- Past participle
- extinguished
- -ing form
- extinguishing
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A few minutes afterwards a flash of light, which was extinguished instantly, was seen on the land, and the sound of firearms reached the yacht.
Then a sudden puff of wind arose, and the Lamp was immediately extinguished.
About nine o’clock the light among the trees was extinguished, and all was dark in the direction of the Manor House.
I had myself extinguished the lamp and closed the door before coming to bed.
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