'extinguish' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'extinguish' with 5 example sentences.
- extinguish verb
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: extinguish by crushing
: put an end to; kill
: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
: terminate, end, or take out
: kill in large numbers
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
The fireman could not extinguish the flames.
Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.
Have you extinguished fire with sand?
Now my dream is but an extinguished star.