extinguish

extinguish
v
1. snuff out, put out, quench, Inf. douse, Inf. dinch, blow out, (of a light) turn off, (of a cigar, cigarette) Sl. snub out; smother, suffocate, stifle, damp, choke.
2. extirpate, obliterate, expunge, eradicate, exterminate, annihilate, discreate, abolish; blot out, strike out, stamp out, crush out; devastate, destroy, demolish, ravage, desolate, ruin, Dial. ruinate, raze; efface, wipe out, do away with, remove, liquidate, purge, leave no vestige or trace of; eliminate, put an end to, get rid of, bring to an end, dispose of; terminate, dissolve, check; quash, quell, suppress, squelch, crush, vanquish, subdue, put down, nip, nip in the bud, Inf. put the kibosh on; overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, subvert, topple, defeat, conquer.
3. kill, kill off, slay, slaughter; murder, finish, finish off, Sl. do in, Sl. zap, sacrifice, mow down.
4. erase, rub out, scrape out, scratch out; wash out, sponge out; delete, Print. dele, blue-pencil, edit, edit out; cross out, x out, cancel, black out, mark off.
5. obscure, eclipse, darken, throw into the shade, overshadow, Inf. show up, outdo.
6.Law. annul, nullify, disannul, declare null and void, render null and void, void, avoid, elide; quash, invalidate, vitiate, vacate, disenact, disestablish; cancel, discharge; suspend, cease, nol-pros, stop, end, discontinue, break off.

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  • extinguish — [v1] put out a fire blot out, blow out, choke, douse, drown, out, quench, smother, snuff out, stamp out, stifle, suffocate, trample; concept 256 Ant. light extinguish [v2] kill; quash abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out*, check, crush, destroy,… …   New thesaurus

  • extinguish — [ek stiŋ′gwish, ikstiŋ′gwish] vt. [L extinguere, exstinguere, to quench, destroy < ex , out + stinguere, to extinguish (for IE base see STICK) + ISH] 1. to put out (a fire, etc.); quench; smother 2. to put an end to; destroy or cause to die… …   English World dictionary

  • extinguish — (v.) c.1500 (implied in extinguishable), from L. extinguere/exstinguere quench, wipe out, obliterate, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + stinguere quench, from PIE *steig to prick, stick, pierce. Related: Extinguished; extinguishing …   Etymology dictionary

  • extinguish — 1 *crush, quell, suppress, quench, quash Analogous words: obliterate, expunge, efface, delete (see ERASE): *destroy: *ruin, wreck Antonyms: inflame 2 *abolish, annihilate, abate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • extinguish — ► VERB 1) put out (a fire or light). 2) put an end to. 3) cancel (a debt) by full payment. 4) Law render (a right or obligation) void. DERIVATIVES extinguishable adjective extinguisher noun extinguishment noun …   English terms dictionary

  • extinguish — transitive verb Etymology: Latin exstinguere (from ex + stinguere to extinguish) + English ish (as in abolish); akin to Latin instigare to incite more at stick Date: circa 1540 1. a. (1) to bring to an end ; make an end of < hope for their safety …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • extinguish — retire or pay off debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * extinguish ex‧tin‧guish [ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʆ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to remove someone s permission or right to do something: • Any settlement extinguishes the plaintiff s title to that… …   Financial and business terms

  • extinguish — ex|tin|guish [ıkˈstıŋgwıʃ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exstinguere, from stinguere to extinguish ] 1.) to make a fire or light stop burning or shining = ↑put out ▪ Please extinguish all cigarettes. ▪ Firemen were called to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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