meaning of extinguish
1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
3. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
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Related Words
extinguish | extinguishable | extinguished | extinguisher | extinguishing | extinguishment |
