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extinguish

verb
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they extinguish
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
he / she / it extinguishes
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/
past simple extinguished
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
past participle extinguished
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
-ing form extinguishing
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
🔊/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
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  1. extinguish something to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining熄灭；扑灭 synonym put out
    • Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.消防队员奋力救火。🔊🔊
    • All lights had been extinguished.所有灯光都熄灭了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Please extinguish all cigarettes and fasten your safety belts.请各位把香烟熄灭，系好安全带。
    • The flame flickered and was abruptly extinguished.火焰忽闪忽灭。
  2. extinguish something to destroy something毁灭；消灭；使破灭
    • News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. Compare with distinguish.