extinguish

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ · verb

Meaning

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
To die out.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

snuff out(English)wipe out(English)eradicate(English)obliterate(English)annihilate(English)eliminate(English)carry off(English)press out(English)blaze(English)flames(English)fires(English)extinguished(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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