extinguish - Longman Dictionary

extinguish meaning, definition, what is extinguish: to make a fire or light stop burning or ...: Learn more. extinguishFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishextinguishex‧tin‧guish/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/verb[transitive]formal    1STOPsomethingTHATISHAPPENINGtomakeafireorlightstopburningorshiningSYNputout  Pleaseextinguishallcigarettes.  Firemenwerecalledtoextinguishtheblaze.►seethesaurusatburn2STOPsomethingTHATISHAPPENINGtomakeanideaorfeelingstop  Allhopewasalmostextinguished.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusextinguish•Heranger,newlykindled,neededsomethingtoscorchandshrivelbeforeitcouldbeextinguished.•ItwasnotuntilearlyNovember1991thatthelastoftheoilwellfireswasextinguished.•Passengersarerequestedtoextinguishallcigaretteswhentheredlightgoeson.•Thenewsextinguishedallhopeofhisreturn.•Smokingisallowedonlyinsidevehicles,andthesmokesmustbeextinguishedinsidethosevehicles.•Thatthreat-andthefearofaspiralofviolence-alsoextinguishedinternationalsupportforadeclarationonSeptember13.•Youwouldnomoreturnthemoffthanyouwouldextinguishlife.•Ittookseveralhourstoextinguishtheblaze.•Hemanagedtoextinguishtheflameswithhiscoat.•AndIfearforthedarknessasfourJusticesanxiouslyawaitthesinglevotenecessarytoextinguishthelight.•Wouldallpassengerspleaseextinguishtheircigarettes?Thankyou.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryextinguishex‧tin‧guish/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/verb[transitive]1LAWtoremovesomeone’spermissionorrighttodosomethingAnysettlementextinguishestheplaintiff’stitletothatinterestinthegoods.Thecontractwouldbevalidonlywheresuchrightshadnotbeenextinguishedbythegovernment.2FINANCELAWtoagreethatadebtdoesnothavetobepaidDeathdoesnotautomaticallyextinguishdebtsonbankaccounts.→SeeVerbtableOriginextinguish(1500-1600)Latinexstinguere,fromstinguere“toextinguish” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Newspapers,printing,publishing Film Gas,coal,oil Numbers Seealltopics Wordoftheday pigheaded determinedtodothingsthewayyouwantandrefusingtochangeyourmind,evenwhentherearegoodreasonstodoso VerbtableextinguishPresentI,you,we,theyextinguishhe,she,itextinguishes >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyextinguishedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveextinguishedhe,she,ithasextinguishedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadextinguishedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillextinguishFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveextinguished >ViewLess PresentIamextinguishinghe,she,itisextinguishing >ViewMore you,we,theyareextinguishingPastI,he,she,itwasextinguishingyou,we,theywereextinguishingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenextinguishinghe,she,ithasbeenextinguishingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenextinguishingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeextinguishingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenextinguishing >ViewLess