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Extinguish — synonyms, extinguish antonyms, definition

1. extinguish (Verb)

39 synonyms

annihilate blow out carry off choke conquer crush crush out damp dampen decimate destroy do away with douse eliminate eradicate garrotte get rid of humble kill oppress • • •

1 antonym

ignite

5 definitions

extinguish (Verb) — Put an end to; kill. ex. "The Nazis extinguished the life of many Jewish children"

extinguish (Verb) — Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights. ex. "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"

extinguish (Verb) — Extinguish by crushing. ex. "extinguish your cigar"

extinguish (Verb) — Terminate, end, or take out. ex. "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"

extinguish (Verb) — Kill in large numbers. ex. "the plague extinguished an entire population"

7 types of

destroy destruct end kill spifflicate spiflicate terminate

24 types

black out cancel out cut cut out decouple douse drown except exclude exscind knock out leave off leave out obliterate omit prune put out rationalise rationalize smother • • •