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extinguish
What does extinguish mean?
extinguish (verb): put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce extinguish?
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does extinguish come from?
Borrowed from Latin extinguo (“to put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive of life, destroy, abolish”), from ex (“out”) + stinguere (“to put out, quench, extinguish”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of extinguish?
Words related to extinguish
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “extinguish” mean?
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Right! That's what “extinguish” means.
spring back; spring away from an impact
Not quite: that's what bounce means.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
Not quite: that's what cheat means.
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Not quite: that's what qualify means.
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