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extinguish

/ extinguish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
put an end to; kill
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
Type of:
eliminate get rid of do away with
Kinds of:
stamp smother put out
Derived:
extinction extinguishing quenching snuffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
decimation destruction demolition wipeout extinction
Verb group:
decimate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
extinguish by crushing
"stub out your cigar"
Type of:
end terminate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
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"
Opposites:
ignite light
Kinds of:
douse put out black out
Derived:
extinction extinguishing quenching fire extinguisher extinguisher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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eliminate get rid of do away with stamp smother put out kill end terminate douse black out ignite