Definitions for EXTINGUISH
ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃex·tin·guish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snuff out, extinguishverb

   put an end to; kill

   "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

2. snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quenchverb

   put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

   "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

3. stub out, crush out, extinguish, press outverb

   extinguish by crushing

   "stub out your cigar"

4. extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away withverb

   terminate, end, or take out

   "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

5. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry offverb

   kill in large numbers

   "the plague wiped out an entire population"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extinguishverb

   to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

2. extinguishverb

   to destroy or abolish something

   She extinguished all my hopes.

3. extinguishverb

   to obscure or eclipse something

   The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

4. extinguishverb

   to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex

5. extinguishverb

   to hunt down (a species) to extinction

6. Etymology: From extinguo, past participle extinctus, from ex + stinguere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXTINGUISHverb

   Etymology: extinguo, Latin.

   1. To put out; to quench.

   The soft god of pleasure that warm’d our desires,
   Has broken his bow, and extinguish’d his fires. Dryden.

   Then rose the seed of chaos and of night,
   To blot out order, and extinguish light. Dunciad, b. iv.

   2. To suppress; to destroy.

   They extinguish the love of the people to the young king, by remembering some imperfections of his father. John Hayward.

   My fame of chastity, by which the skies
   I reacht before, by thee extinguish’d dies. John Denham.

   3. To cloud; to obscure.

   Bethink thee on her virtues that surmount,
   Her nat’ral graces that extinguish art. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

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1. extinguish

   A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergencies. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire, such as one which has reached the ceiling, endangers the user (i.e., no escape route, smoke, explosion hazard, etc.), or otherwise requires the equipment, personnel, resources, and/or expertise of a fire brigade. Typically, a fire extinguisher consists of a hand-held cylindrical pressure vessel containing an agent that can be discharged to extinguish a fire. Fire extinguishers manufactured with non-cylindrical pressure vessels also exist but are less common. There are two main types of fire extinguishers: stored-pressure and cartridge-operated. In stored pressure units, the expellant is stored in the same chamber as the firefighting agent itself. Depending on the agent used, different propellants are used. With dry chemical extinguishers, nitrogen is typically used; water and foam extinguishers typically use air. Stored pressure fire extinguishers are the most common type. Cartridge-operated extinguishers contain the expellant gas in a separate cartridge that is punctured before discharge, exposing the propellant to the extinguishing agent. This type is not as common, used primarily in areas such as industrial facilities, where they receive higher-than-average use. They have the advantage of simple and prompt recharge, allowing an operator to discharge the extinguisher, recharge it, and return to the fire in a reasonable amount of time. Unlike stored pressure types, these extinguishers use compressed carbon dioxide instead of nitrogen, although nitrogen cartridges are used on low-temperature (–60 rated) models. Cartridge-operated extinguishers are available in dry chemical and dry powder types in the U.S. and water, wetting agent, foam, dry chemical (classes ABC and B.C.), and dry powder (class D) types in the rest of the world. Fire extinguishers are further divided into handheld and cart-mounted (also called wheeled extinguishers). Handheld extinguishers weigh from 0.5 to 14 kilograms (1.1 to 30.9 lb), and are hence, easily portable by hand. Cart-mounted units typically weigh more than 23 kilograms (51 lb). These wheeled models are most commonly found at construction sites, airport runways, heliports, as well as docks and marinas.

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1. extinguish

   To extinguish is to cause something to cease to burn or shine, often by depriving it of fuel or oxygen. It can also mean to put an end to or bring about the complete destruction of something, such as a feeling, right, or claim.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extinguishverb

   to quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right

2. Extinguishverb

   to obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor

3. Etymology: [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extinguish

   eks-ting′gwish, v.t. to quench: to destroy, annihilate: to obscure by superior splendour.—v.i. to die out.—adj. Exting′uishable.—ns. Exting′uisher, one who, or that which, extinguishes: a small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle—also in Fr. form Extincteur; Exting′uishment, the act of extinguishing: (law) putting an end to a right by consolidation or union. [L. extinguĕre, extinctum—ex, out, stinguĕre, to quench.]

Matched Categories

1. • Destroy
   • Eliminate
   • Terminate

How to pronounce EXTINGUISH?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EXTINGUISH in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EXTINGUISH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of EXTINGUISH in a Sentence

1. Michael Roche:

   This helps eliminate some of the legacy debt of the 2001 default, i had expected them to target the discounts which have a 8.28% coupon, but that would take a fair amount of outlay to extinguish.

2. Michael Goldberg:

   Although we have not seen the charges, there is no question that there was a large fire and an enormous effort to extinguish it which resulted in a discharge into Tucker Bayou.

3. Officer Dan Williams:

   My partner went and tried to get in through the van door, the flames came at him, he had to back out. I grabbed the fire extinguisher, I tried to extinguish the flames, but the van burst into flames very, very quickly and we were unable to assist in getting anybody out of the van.

4. Gustavo Petro:

   What is more poisonous for humanity — cocaine, coal or oil ? the opinion of power has ordered that cocaine is poison and must be persecuted, while it only causes minimal deaths from overdoses … but instead, coal and oil must be protected, even when it can extinguish all humanity.

5. Socrates:

   Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EXTINGUISH
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Extinguish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=EXTINGUISH
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinguish
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EXTINGUISH
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=EXTINGUISH