to extinguish

Examples

• All

• Firefighter robots have finally extinguished the blaze which has devastated Sutton Wood.

  Impostor (2001)

• Please extinguish your cigarette in the cans provided or face a minimum fine of 50,000 won.

  Division 19 (2017)

• At that moment, the guard came into the room to extinguish the lights.

  Fiction book (1996)

• OK, Right, Roy, do your job and extinguish the fire.

  Juno Birch

• At this time, please extinguish all smoking materials, for the captain has turned on the No Smoking sign.

  Almost Famous (2000)

• We watched the firemen extinguish it.

  Swoon (1992)

• Once Captain Howard and his crew had extinguished the flames, they were able to survey the damage.

  Academic text (2012)

• The fire in compartment ten has been extinguished.

  K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

• Apparently, the wildfire has been completely extinguished.

  The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010)

• The fire was quickly extinguished before it spread to the neighboring houses.

Synonyms

P

to put out

vsto extinguish

114 2.0

Make a fire, light, or cigarette stop burning

is the broad term for making flames or lights stop burning or shining

B

to blow out

vsto extinguish

50 2.4

Stop a flame by breathing on it

describes the wider act of making fire or light stop without specifying method

S

to snuff

vsto extinguish

31 5.7

To put out a small flame by covering or pinching it

is the general act of causing burning or shining to cease

D

to douse

vsto extinguish

20 5.1

To stop a fire or light from burning

is the broad action of stopping burning without naming the method

Q

to quench

vsto extinguish

16 4.2

To stop thirst by drinking or to put out a fire by cooling it

focuses only on ending burning or shining without the cooling sense

S

to smother

vsto extinguish

11 5.3

To stop a small fire by covering it so it has no air

is broader, covering any way of making flames or light stop

S

to snuff out

vsto extinguish

6 4.7

Stop a flame, candle, or small fire from burning

is the general act of causing fire or light to stop burning or shining

P

to put out a fire

vsto extinguish

5 2.5

Stop a fire burning and spreading

is the general act of stopping burning rather than the wider control effort

S

to stub out

vsto extinguish

• Informal

3 5.3

To press the burning end of a cigarette against a surface to put it out

is the wider action of causing burning or shining to end

C

to crush out

vsto extinguish

1 4.0

To press a small burning thing so it stops burning, for example a cigarette

is the general activity of making fire or light stop without that crushing detail

P

to press out

vsto extinguish

3.4

To stop something burning by crushing it

is the general term for ending burning without restricting to objects

Antonyms

L

to light

905 1.0

To make something start to burn or shine

I

to ignite

66 4.0

To make something start burning

How Extinguished

to smother

11 5.3

to snuff out

6 4.7

to extinguish

23 4.4

to douse

20 5.1

to put out

114 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology