extinguish
🇺🇸
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
🇬🇧
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
verb
R
to put out a fire or light
Firefighters worked to extinguish the blazing building.
R
to end or destroy something
The bad news seemed to extinguish all hope for a quick solution.
translation
to put out a fire or light; to end or destroy something
Word Forms
3rd Present
extinguishes
Past
extinguished
Perfect
extinguished
Progressive
extinguishing