extinguishing
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- noun
- /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
:
extinción
- Automatic fire detectors and extinguishing systems are located in underground rooms along the length of the tunnel.
Examples
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A central problem was that early settlements called for the extinguishing of all aboriginal rights in return for cash and some land.
Academic text (1992) -
The extinguishing of the flames was a remarkable feat by the firefighters.
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Most halons are used as fire-extinguishing agents.
Academic text (1992) -
Also this week, a Davidson College fraternity house's kitchen fire extinguishing system triggered when a stove was left on.
Blog text (17) -
Thus, in nursing practice, lack of respect for the cultural autonomy and identities of individuals and/or groups could lead to the most damaging of all possibilities within the nurse-patient relationship; that is, the diminishment or extinguishing of trust and mutual respect.
Academic text (2010) -
The first stage is based on rapid detection and extinguishing; the second relies on the flames being contained within a fire-resistant wagon; the third uses adjacent wagons as safe havens for passengers; and the fourth requires that trains keep moving if they can.
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After the extinguishing of the campfire, we put away our supplies.
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The extinguishing of the candle left the room in darkness.
Synonyms
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Putting out a fire, light, or other activity so it stops
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Putting out a fire or stopping something from burning
To put an end to a fire or a debt
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
extinguishing = extinguish (transparent) = extinguish + ing
The noun is a standard verbal noun (gerund) formed from 'extinguish' + '-ing'; knowing the verb makes the meaning obvious.
Etymology
The word extinguishing comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and stinguere 'to put out' and has the same root as extinct, which also means 'put out'. So, to extinguish is to make a fire, light, or flame 'go out'.