Extinguish Definition & Meaning
extinguish
- verb
- put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
- 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"
- extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
- terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
- kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
"Extinguish" in song lyrics
See how extinguish is used in real songs:
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"My thirst is quenched but my cravin won't extinguish"
Afroman — Tall Cans -
"I'm the distinguished linguist, my fire's hard to extinguish"
Annakin Slayd — Don't Even Know -
"There's a fire inside that you can't extinguish"
Dice Raw — What About Dice
Words that rhyme with extinguish
Usage tips for "extinguish"
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- What does extinguish mean?
- put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" 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" extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" kill in large numbers
- What part of speech is extinguish?
- Extinguish is a verb.
- How many definitions does extinguish have?
- Extinguish has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).