1. extinguish

verb. ['ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ'] put an end to; kill.

Rhymes with Extinguish

• distinguish

How do you pronounce extinguish?

Pronounce extinguish as ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ.

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Sentences with extinguish

1. Verb, base form
Move the glass away and use the cup of water to extinguish the flame.

2. Adjective
This will evaporate any leftover water and extinguish any leftover bacteria.

Quotes about extinguish

1. All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
- Francis of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi

2. In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.
- J. Robert Oppenheimer

3. Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.And without feet I can make my way to you,without a mouth I can swear your name.Break off my arms, I'll take hold of youwith my heart as with a hand.Stop my heart, and my brain will start to beat.And if you consume my brain with fire,I'll feel you burn in every drop of my blood.
- Rainer Maria Rilke

2. extinguish

verb. ['ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ'] extinguish by crushing.

3. extinguish

verb. ['ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ'] kill in large numbers.

4. extinguish

verb. ['ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ'] terminate, end, or take out.

5. extinguish

verb. ['ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ'] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.