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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Extinguish \Ex*tin"guish\ ([e^]ks*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sh), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Extinguished([e^]ks*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sht); p
     pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere;
     ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A light which the fierce winds have no power to
              extinguish.                           --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This extinguishes my right to the reversion.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Natural graces that extinguish art.   --Shak
        .
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Extinguish \Ex*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished; p
     pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere;
     ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.]
     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.
  
              A light which the fierce winds have no power to
              extinguish.                           --Prescott.
  
              This extinguishes my right to the reversion.
                                                    --Blackstone.
  
     2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
  
              Natural graces that extinguish art.   --Shak
        .

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  extinguish
       v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many
            Jewish children" [syn: snuff out]
       2: 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"
          [syn: snuff out, blow out, quench] [ant: ignite]
       3: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: stub
          out, crush out, press out]
       4: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
          population" [syn: eliminate, annihilate, eradicate,
          wipe out, decimate, carry off]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 σβήνω (φωτιά)
     2 καταστρέφω, εξαφανίζω, εξολοθρεύω
     3 κάνω κάτι να σκοτεινιάζω ή να μη φαίνεται

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to
  quench.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
     3 (lb en transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
     4 (lb en transitive psychology) To bring about the extinction of a
  conditioned reflex.
     5 (lb en transitive literally) To hunt down (a species) to
  extinction.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To die out. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     7 (lb en transitive) To kill.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to
  quench.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
     3 (lb en transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
     4 (lb en transitive psychology) To bring about the extinction of a
  conditioned reflex.
     5 (lb en transitive literally) To hunt down (a species) to
  extinction.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To die out. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     7 (lb en transitive) To kill.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to
  quench.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
     3 (lb en transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
     4 (lb en transitive psychology) To bring about the extinction of a
  conditioned reflex.
     5 (lb en transitive literally) To hunt down (a species) to
  extinction.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To die out. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     7 (lb en transitive) To kill.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to
  quench.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
     3 (lb en transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
     4 (lb en transitive psychology) To bring about the extinction of a
  conditioned reflex.
     5 (lb en transitive literally) To hunt down (a species) to
  extinction.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To die out. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     7 (lb en transitive) To kill.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     Englanti vb.
     sammuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extinguish
     Engelska vb.
     1 släcka
     2 tillintetgöra
     3 fördunkla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  blus, doodmaak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  أطفأ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ// 
  1. изтребвам
  (literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
  2. унищожавам
  to destroy or abolish something
  3. гася, потушавам
  to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  zhasit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  hasit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ 
  diffodd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ 
  abschalten, löschen 
   see: extinguishing, extinguished
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ 
  erlöschen lassen 
   see: extinguishing, extinguished
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ 
  löschen [Feuer] , ablöschen, auslöschen 
     Synonym: put out
  
   see: putting out, extinguishing, put out, extinguished, extinguishes, extinguished, unextinguished
  
           Note: fire

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  
  σβήνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ// 
  1. kalastaa sukupuuttoon, metsästää sukupuuttoon, tappaa sukupuuttoon
  (literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
  2. tuhota
  to destroy or abolish something
  3. himmentää
  to obscure or eclipse something
  4. sammuttaa 2.
  to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
   3.
  (psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/
  éteindre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ 
  1. बुझाना
        "The birthday boy extinguished the candles in the party."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  gasiti, pogasiti, ugasiti, ugasiti vatru, uništiti, utrnuti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  spegnere, spengere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ// 
  1. 打っ潰す, 絶やす
  to destroy or abolish something
  2. 消す
  to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ// 
  1. utrydde
  (literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
  2. slukke
  to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ 
   1.  gasić
   2.  zacierać, niweczyć

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/
  apagar, extinguir

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/
  apagar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ// 
  1. släcka, utsläcka
  to destroy or abolish something
  2. släcka
  to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
  1. söndürmek, bastırmak, ortadan kaldırmak, bitirmek, yok etmek, imha etmek, izale etmek
  2. (huk.) feshetmek. extinguisher  yangın söndürme aleti, mum söndürmeye mahsus şamdan külâhı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  143 Moby Thesaurus words for "extinguish":
     KO, abate, abolish, abscind, adumbrate, amputate, annihilate,
     asphyxiate, ban, banish, bar, blot out, blow out, bob, bottle up,
     call off, cancel, censor, choke, choke off, clamp down on, clip,
     complete, cork, cork up, crack down on, crop, crush, cull, cut,
     cut away, cut off, cut out, damp, damp down, delete, destroy, dim,
     dispose of, do away with, dock, douse, drop the curtain, drown,
     eclipse, eliminate, end off, enucleate, eradicate, except, excise,
     exclude, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, fake out, finalize,
     finish, fold up, gag, get it over, get over with, get through with,
     give the quietus, hold down, isolate, jump on, kayo, keep down,
     keep under, kibosh, kill, knock off, knock out, lop, mutilate,
     muzzle, nip, nullify, obliterate, obscure, out, outdo, overshadow,
     pare, peel, perfect, pick out, polish off, pour water on, prune,
     put down, put out, put paid to, put to shame, quash, quell, quench,
     remove, repress, root out, rule out, scrag, set apart, set aside,
     shave, shear, shoot down, show up, shut down on, silence,
     sit down on, sit on, slack, smash, smother, snuff, snuff out,
     squash, squelch, stamp out, stanch, stifle, strangle, strike off,
     strip, strip off, stultify, subdue, suffocate, suppress, take off,
     take out, throttle, trample out, trample underfoot, truncate,
     turn off, turn out, uproot, wipe, wipe out, zap
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 熄减,消减,偿清;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 熄灭,消灭,偿清

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