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- pronunciation:
- ihk
stIng
gwihsh
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
extinguishes, extinguishing, extinguished |
| definition: |
If you extinguish a candle or a fire, you stop it burning. You put it out.
The fire fighters extinguished the fire and saved the house.
- antonyms:
- light
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| related words: |
eliminate, kill, stamp |
| derivations: |
extinguishable (adj.), extinguishment (n.) |
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