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Meanings of extinguish in English

Portuguese
aniquilar
Catalan
delmar

To kill in large numbers.

      aniquilar
      Portuguese
      extinguir
      Catalan
      extingir
      Spanish
      extinguir

      Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.

          extinguir
          Portuguese
          eliminar
          Catalan
          eliminar
          Spanish
          eliminar

          To remove or get rid of, as being in some way undesirable.

                eliminar
                Portuguese
                extinguir
                Catalan
                extingir
                Spanish
                aplastar

                Extinguish by crushing.

                      extinguir
                      Usage of extinguish in English
                      1
                      The best way would be to extinguish the desire for nuclear weapons.
                      The new yorker
                      2
                      Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and extinguish new pathogens.
                      BBC
                      3
                      These kinds of fires are often impossible to extinguish using conventional tactics.
                      Radio NZ
                      4
                      Thankfully, law enforcement arrived on the scene rapidly to extinguish the fire.
                      The South African
                      5
                      This enlightenment importuned him; he tried to extinguish it and could not.
                      Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
                      6
                      It was the rash object of the crusaders to extinguish that life.
                      Ten Great Events in History
                      7
                      Airport staff managed to extinguish the fire and there were no injuries.
                      The South African
                      8
                      Meditate for about ten to fifteen minutes, and then extinguish the candle.
                      Witch School's First Degree
                      9
                      Harry puts his hand on the oil lamp, but doesn't extinguish it.
                      The sealed letter
                      10
                      Once the boundary area is thinned, the flame is easier to extinguish.
                      Wired
                      11
                      All this time the brave firemen were working to extinguish the fire.
                      All About Johnnie Jones
                      12
                      Allow not the world nor aught else to extinguish the tender flame.
                      Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians
                      13
                      The army was directed to use every effort to extinguish the flames.
                      Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 06 (of 15), French
                      14
                      The plane is used to teach firefighters how to extinguish aircraft blazes.
                      Wired
                      15
                      It had taken thirty years of incessant bloodshed to extinguish the Counter-Reformation.
                      Lectures on Modern history
                      16
                      For once her tears could not extinguish the flame of his anger.
                      The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
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                      Extinguish through the time
                      Extinguish across language varieties
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common