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extinguish

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik stinggwish)


extinguish
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Sense: To put out
Synonyms:
smother Collocations, choke Collocations, quench Collocations, douse, snuff out, blow out, stamp out, blot out, drown out, stifle Collocations, turn off, switch off, suffocate, put down, stub out, put out
Sense: To destroy
Synonyms:
wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, destroy Collocations, kill Collocations, eradicate, extirpate, obliterate, suppress Collocations, do away with, put an end to, end Collocations, erase Collocations, finish off, terminate Collocations, rub out, quash

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