Definition of extinguish | What does extinguish mean?
What are the verbs of the word EXTINGUISH?
Here is a list of definitions for extinguish.
- put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
- 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"
- extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
- terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
- kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
What are the synonyms of the word EXTINGUISH?
What is another word for EXTINGUISH?. Here is a list of synonyms for EXTINGUISH
- SNUFF OUT
- EXTINGUISH
- BLOW OUT
- QUENCH
- STUB OUT
- CRUSH OUT
- PRESS OUT
- ELIMINATE
- GET RID OF
- DO AWAY WITH
- ANNIHILATE
- ERADICATE
- WIPE OUT
- DECIMATE
- CARRY OFF
Words beginning with EXTINGUISH?
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What words can be made with EXTINGUISH?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with EXTINGUISH.
In which dictionaries does the word extinguish exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes