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extinguir
01
extinguish, put out
apagar fuego o una llama
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
1st person singular
extingo
3rd person singular
extingue
Present participle
extinguiendo
Past simple
extinguió
Past participle
extinguido
Examples
El fuego se extinguió antes de que llegara a la casa.
The fire was extinguished before it reached the house.
02
to become extinct, to die out
dejar de existir, desaparecer completamente
Examples
Algunas lenguas indígenas se están extinguiendo lentamente.
Some indigenous languages are dying out slowly.
