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US
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
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[ UK /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/ ]
VERB
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put an end to; kill
The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children -
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out the candles
quench the flames
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained -
extinguish by crushing
stub out your cigar -
kill in large numbers
the plague wiped out an entire population -
terminate, end, or take out
Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
eliminate my debts
How To Use extinguish In A Sentence
- Typically the corona is a million times fainter than the solar surface, which is why it cannot be seen except when the photosphere is mostly extinguished.
- Origen did mightily oppugn a new heresie which did springe vpp in his tyme/it was called the heresie of Helchesaites/and at lẽghth he did happily extinguishe it. A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the sam
- It also discusses the harm in detail according to the comparison of acid gases between different. the research provides selection of fire-extinguishing agents in terms of harms.
- Two fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters were last night battling to extinguish the blaze. Times, Sunday Times
- In a richly ornamented setting with animals and plants on a red background, in 14 copper rosettes placed between lacunars, there are the Wise Virgins and Foolish Virgins of the New Testament parable; the former hold lighted lamps, the latter have lamps already extinguished.
- Fire covered the carriageway and melted more than 600 sq metres of tarmac before the blaze was extinguished. The Sun
- But the true nature of his dilemma constantly threatened to extinguish it.
- His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.
- After three days of "spinning," the fires were extinguished. Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born
- Though it crush its victims to the earth; and tread them into the dust; and brutify them by every possible invention; it cannot totally extinguish the spirit of manhood within them. The White Slave; or, Memoirs of a Fugitive
