extinguish

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  1. transitive verb To put out (a fire, for example); quench.
  2. transitive verb To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish.
  3. transitive verb To obscure; eclipse.
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  • Smokers won't notice a difference in how the new cigarettes look, taste or cost, but a few minutes after they stop puffing on them, officials say the new smokes will self-extinguish. —  CBS 11 / TXA 21 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports
  • The fast-moving blaze began shortly before 3 a.m. at the Christians in Action shelter and took more than three hours to extinguish, said Fire Chief Ronnie Grooms. —  RELIGION
  • Louisiana's constitution prevents state laws that serve to "extinguish" obligations between local cities and companies with whom they contract, the association argued. —  Benton Foundation - Headlines
  • Chrysler, under a 30-day deadline to "extinguish" most of its debt, is relying on Treasury to persuade the banks to take the deal or face bankruptcy at the end of the month.
  • The fire was reported at 4: 25 a.m. and took about an hour to extinguish, said North Myrtle Beach city spokeswoman Nicole Aiello. —  TheSunNews.com: Local
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extinguish:   extinguished
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin exstinguere : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + stinguere, to quench; see steig- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. With suffix -ish (after abolish, banish, etc.), from Latin extinguere, exstinguere, past participle extinctus, exstinctus, put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive of life, destroy, abolish, from ex, out, + stinguere (rare), put out, quench, extinguish. Cf. distinguish.
 

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