extinguish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

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Verb

Plain form extinguish

Third-person singular extinguishes

Past tense extinguished

Past participle extinguished

Present participle extinguishing

1. (transitive) If you extinguish a fire, you stop the fire.

   He used a wet rag to extinguish the fire.

2. (transitive) If you extinguish something, you destroy or abolish it.

   His dream of becoming a pilot was extinguished after he had a car accident which left him paralyzed.

Related words

• extinguisher