| 释义 |
Noun: extinguishing ik'stinggwishing- The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- extinction, quenching
Verb: extinguish ik'stinggwish- Put an end to; kill
- snuff out - Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
- snuff out, blow out, quench - Extinguish by crushing
- stub out, crush out, press out - Terminate, end, or take out
"Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"
- eliminate, get rid of, do away with - Kill in large numbers
- eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
See also: extinction, extinguisher Type of: conclusion, destroy, destruct, end, ending, kill, spifflicate, spiflicate, terminate, termination Antonym: ignite Encyclopedia: Extinguish |