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extinguish

Letters that make extinguish

s, e, g, n, h, t, i, u, x are letters that make 'extinguish'

Words within extinguish

GUI, ti, ting, XT, ng, ex, GU, in, tin, IN, NGU, In, Ti are words within 'extinguish'

extinguish is a 10 letter word starting with e
extinguish is a 10 letter word ending with h

5 possible definitions for 'extinguish'

Extinguish as "put an end to, kill"

Under this definition, extinguish is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

snuff out has the same meaning as extinguish

extinguish as a type

'extinguish' can be a type of extinguish, get rid of, do away with, eliminate.

Types of extinguish

stamp, smother, put out are types of 'extinguish'.

Derivatives of extinguish

snuffer, extinguishing, quenching, extinction are derivatives of 'extinguish'.

Extinguish as "terminate, end, or take out"

Under this definition, extinguish is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

get rid of, do away with, eliminate have the same meaning as 'extinguish'

extinguish as a type

'extinguish' can be a type of destruct, destroy.

Types of extinguish

prune, extinguish, rationalize, rationalise, snuff out, omit, leave out, exclude, except, cancel out, knock out, drown, wipe out, decouple, decouple, cut, cut out, take out, leave off, obliterate are types of 'extinguish'.

Derivatives of extinguish

riddance, elimination, eliminator, liquidation are derivatives of 'extinguish'.

Example of extinguish used within this context

"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics", "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs", "eliminate my debts"

Extinguish as "kill in large numbers"

Under this definition, extinguish is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off, eliminate have the same meaning as 'extinguish'

extinguish as a type

'extinguish' can be a type of kill.

Derivatives of extinguish

annihilator, disintegration, annihilative, annihilation, destruction, extermination, demolition, decimation, annihilating, devastating, withering, wipeout, obliteration, extinction are derivatives of 'extinguish'.

Verb groups of extinguish

decimate is a verb group of extinguish.

Extinguish as "extinguish by crushing"

Under this definition, extinguish is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stub out, crush out, press out have the same meaning as 'extinguish'

extinguish as a type

'extinguish' can be a type of terminate, end.

Extinguish as "put out, as of fires, flames, or lights"

Under this definition, extinguish is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blow out, snuff out, quench have the same meaning as 'extinguish'

Antonyms

ignite, light have the opposite meaning of 'extinguish'

Types of extinguish

stub, put out, douse, black out are types of 'extinguish'.

Derivatives of extinguish

fire extinguisher, extinguisher, extinguishing, quenching, asphyxiator, extinction are derivatives of 'extinguish'.

Example of extinguish used within this context

"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained", "quench the flames", "snuff out the candles"