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extinguish
verb
kill in large numbers
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- XTINGUIS
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
kill in large numbers
“the plague wiped out an entire population”
verb
terminate, end, or take out
“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”
verb
put an end to; kill
“The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children”
verb
extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigarette now”
verb
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
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Example Sentences
the plague wiped out an entire population
Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
eliminate my debts
The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
stub out your cigarette now
stub out your cigar
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
quench the flames
snuff out the candles
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