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Detailed Synonyms for extinguishing in English

extinguishing:

extinguishing [the ~] noun

  1. the extinguishing
    the extinguishing
  2. the extinguishing
    – the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning 1
    the extinction; the extinguishing; the quenching
    – the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning 1

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Related Definitions for "extinguishing":

  1. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning1

extinguish:

to extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)

  1. to extinguish
    to extinguish; to put out
    • extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)
    • put out verb (puts out, put out, putting out)
  2. to extinguish
    to extinguish; to become extinct; to die out; to snuff; to die of fear; to pinch out; to peg out
    • extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)
    • become extinct verb (becomes extinct, becoming extinct)
    • die out verb (dies out, died out, dying out)
    • snuff verb (snuffs, snuffed, snuffing)
    • die of fear verb (dies of fear, died of fear, dying of fear)
    • pinch out verb (pinches out, pinched out, pinching out)
    • peg out verb (pegs out, pegged out, pegging out)
  3. to extinguish
    to extinguish; to matter; to switch off; to make out; to turn off; to set out; to disconnect; to put out
    • extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)
    • matter verb (matters, mattered, mattering)
    • switch off verb (switches off, switched off, switching off)
    • make out verb (makes out, made out, making out)
    • turn off verb (turns off, turned off, turning off)
    • set out verb (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • disconnect verb (disconnects, disconnected, disconnecting)
    • put out verb (puts out, put out, putting out)
  4. to extinguish
    – kill in large numbers 1
    to eliminate; to extinguish; to wipe out; to decimate; to carry off; to annihilate; to eradicate
    – kill in large numbers 1
    • eliminate verb (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
    • extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)
    • wipe out verb (wipes out, wiped out, wiping out)
    • decimate verb (decimates, decimated, decimating)
    • carry off verb (carry off, carried off, carrying off)
    • annihilate verb (annihilates, annihilated, annihilating)
    • eradicate verb (eradicates, eradicated, eradicating)
  5. to extinguish
    – terminate, end, or take out 1
    to eliminate; to extinguish; to get rid of; do away with
    – terminate, end, or take out 1
    • eliminate verb (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
      • Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics1
      • eliminate my debts1
    • extinguish verb (extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)
      • Socialism extinguished these archaic customs1
    • get rid of verb (gets rid of, got rid of, getting rid of)
  6. to extinguish
    – put an end to; kill 1
    to extinguish; snuff out
    – put an end to; kill 1
  7. to extinguish
    – extinguish by crushing 1
    to extinguish; press out; to stub out; crush out
    – extinguish by crushing 1
  8. to extinguish
    – put out, as of fires, flames, or lights 1
    to quench; to extinguish; to blow out; snuff out
    – put out, as of fires, flames, or lights 1

Conjugations for extinguish:

present
  1. extinguish
  2. extinguish
  3. extinguishes
  4. extinguish
  5. extinguish
  6. extinguish
simple past
  1. extinguished
  2. extinguished
  3. extinguished
  4. extinguished
  5. extinguished
  6. extinguished
present perfect
  1. have extinguished
  2. have extinguished
  3. has extinguished
  4. have extinguished
  5. have extinguished
  6. have extinguished
past continuous
  1. was extinguishing
  2. were extinguishing
  3. was extinguishing
  4. were extinguishing
  5. were extinguishing
  6. were extinguishing
future
  1. shall extinguish
  2. will extinguish
  3. will extinguish
  4. shall extinguish
  5. will extinguish
  6. will extinguish
continuous present
  1. am extinguishing
  2. are extinguishing
  3. is extinguishing
  4. are extinguishing
  5. are extinguishing
  6. are extinguishing
subjunctive
  1. be extinguished
  2. be extinguished
  3. be extinguished
  4. be extinguished
  5. be extinguished
  6. be extinguished
diverse
  1. extinguish!
  2. let's extinguish!
  3. extinguished
  4. extinguishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "extinguish":

  1. kill in large numbers1
  2. terminate, end, or take out1
    • Socialism extinguished these archaic customs1
  3. put an end to; kill1
  4. extinguish by crushing1
  5. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights1