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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 φαίνεταιFrom 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. sammuttaaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
extinguish Engelska vb. 1 släcka 2 tillintetgöra 3 fördunklaFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ blus, doodmaakFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ أطفأFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]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
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ zhasitFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ hasitFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]diffodd
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]abschalten, löschen see: extinguishing, extinguished
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]erlöschen lassen see: extinguishing, extinguished
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]löschen [Feuer] , ablöschen, auslöschen Synonym: put out see: putting out, extinguishing, put out, extinguished, extinguishes, extinguished, unextinguished Note: fire
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ σβήνωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]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
extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/ éteindreFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. बुझाना "The birthday boy extinguished the candles in the party."
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ gasiti, pogasiti, ugasiti, ugasiti vatru, uništiti, utrnutiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
extinguish /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ spegnere, spengereFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]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
extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. utrydde (literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction 2. slukke to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. gasić 2. zacierać, niweczyć
extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/ apagar, extinguirFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
extinguish /ikstiŋgwiʃ/ apagarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
extinguish //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. släcka, utsläcka to destroy or abolish something 2. släcka to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
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 ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
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, zapFrom 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