extinguish

verb

/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they extinguish	/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
he / she / it extinguishes	/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/
past simple extinguished	/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
past participle extinguished	/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
-ing form extinguishing	/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

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extinguish something to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining熄灭；扑灭 synonym put out
- Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.消防队员奋力救火。
- All lights had been extinguished.所有灯光都熄灭了。
Extra Examples
- Please extinguish all cigarettes and fasten your safety belts.请各位把香烟熄灭，系好安全带。
- The flame flickered and was abruptly extinguished.火焰闪烁不定，突然熄灭了。
extinguish something to destroy something毁灭；消灭；使破灭
- News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. Compare with distinguish.