Extinguish
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British pronunciation/ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ/
American pronunciation/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

Definitie & Betekenis van "extinguish"

to extinguish
01

blussen, doven

to make a fire or flame stop burning
Transitive: to extinguish a fire or flame
1.1

doven, uitschakelen

to eliminate the brightness of a light
02

blussen, uitroeien

to end or destroy something entirely
Transitive: to extinguish sth
03

blussen, elimineren

to cause the death of someone
Transitive: to extinguish sb
04

blussen, opheffen

to completely end something, leaving no trace or possibility of continuation
Transitive: to extinguish sth

extinguish

v

extinguishable

adj

extinguishable

adj

extinguished

adj

extinguished

adj

extinguisher

n

extinguisher

n
example
Voorbeeld
The candle was extinguished with a gentle puff of air.
The campfire was carefully extinguished before everyone went to bed.
She used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the small kitchen fire.
The sudden rainstorm helped extinguish the flames from the burning building.
The firefighters worked all night to extinguish the raging forest fire.
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