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Meaning of word extinguish from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

extinguish   verb

Meaning : Put an end to. Kill.

Example : The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children.

Synonyms : snuff out

Meaning : Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.

Example : Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained.
Quench the flames.
Snuff out the candles.

Synonyms : blow out, quench, snuff out


Translation in other languages :

ఏదేని వస్తువు లేక పదార్థము కాలుతున్నపుడు దానిని శాంతింపజేయుట.

అతను దీపాన్ని ఆర్పేశాడు.
ఆర్చు, ఆర్పుట, చల్లజేయు, చల్లార్చు, పొనుగుపరచు

किसी पदार्थ के आग से जलने का अंत करना या आग को शांत करना।

उसने दीपक को बुझा दिया।
बुझाना, बुताना

କୌଣସି ପଦାର୍ଥର ଅଂଶ ଜଳୁଥିବା ବେଳେ ତାକୁ ପ୍ରଶମିତ କରିବା

ସେ ଦୀପକୁ ଲିଭେଇଦେଲେ
ପ୍ରଶମିତକରିବା, ଲିଭାଇବା, ଲିଭେଇବା

ಹೊತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಬೆಂಕಿಯನ್ನು ಆರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಂತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

ಅವನು ದೀಪವನ್ನು ನಂದಿಸಿದನು
ಆರಿಸು, ನಂದಿಸು, ಹೊತ್ತಿಸು

কোন পদার্থের আগুনে জ্বলা শেষ করা বা আগুন নেভানো

ও প্রদীপ নিভিয়ে দিল
নেভানো

நெருப்பை, விளக்கை நிறுத்துதல்.

அவன் எரிகின்ற விளக்கை அணைத்தான்
அணை

ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാര്ഥം കത്തുന്നത് അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ തീ അണയ്ക്കുക

അവന്‍ വിളക്ക് കെടുത്തി
അണയ്ക്കുക, കെടുത്തുക

Cause to start burning. Subject to fire or great heat.

Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter.
Light a cigarette.
ignite, light

Meaning : Extinguish by crushing.

Example : Stub out your cigar.

Synonyms : crush out, press out, stub out

Meaning : Terminate, end, or take out.

Example : Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics.
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs.
Eliminate my debts.

Synonyms : do away with, eliminate, get rid of

Meaning : Kill in large numbers.

Example : The plague wiped out an entire population.

Synonyms : annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out