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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | snuff out |
| Type of | eliminate, get rid of, do away with |
| Has types | put out, smother, stamp |
| Derivation | extinction |
extinguish::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | do away with, eliminate, get rid of |
| Type of | destruct, destroy |
| Has types | decouple, knock out, leave off, leave out, obliterate, omit, prune, cancel out, rationalise, rationalize, cut out, snuff out, cut, wipe out, take out, drown, exclude, except |
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs.
Examples of extinguish
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For many young skiers, crash-related injuries can extinguish alpine aspirations.
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Firefighters used high-powered hoses from atop ladders to extinguish the flames.
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The company used excavating equipment to dig up and extinguish the burning coal.
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I had to extinguish a fiery resentment that I carried for years about my father.
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Residents properly trained and equipped can easily extinguish these small fires.
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You convinced me to extinguish the torch for this former girlfriend and move on.
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Firefighters returned to the scene about 2 p.m. Monday to extinguish a hot spot.
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The man suffered burns on his arms and hands as he tried to extinguish the fire.
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Pipes broke and sprayed water across the fire, helping to extinguish the flames.
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- Snuff out: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
- Snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
- Stub out: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
- Terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
- Eliminate: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
- (extinguished) of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
- (extinguishing) extinction: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
- A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire, such as one which has reached the ceiling, endangers the user (i.e. ...
- To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench; to destroy or abolish something; to obscure or eclipse something; to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex; to hunt down (a species) to extinction
