āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
extinguish
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to extinguish
01
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to end or destroy something entirely
Transitive: to extinguish sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The authorities took swift action to extinguish the criminal organization.
āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a fire or flame stop burning
Transitive: to extinguish a fire or flame
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The candle was extinguished with a gentle puff of air.
āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2.1
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to eliminate the brightness of a light
Transitive: to extinguish a light
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She turned the knob to extinguish the brightness of the desk lamp.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to cause the death of someone
Transitive: to extinguish sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ruthless dictator ordered his soldiers to extinguish all opposition.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to completely end something, leaving no trace or possibility of continuation
Transitive: to extinguish sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His cruel actions seemed designed to extinguish any hope of reconciliation.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
extinguishable
extinguished
extinguisher
extinguish
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
