extinguish 2
verbdomain: v weather
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Examples
- 1.snuff out the candles
- 2.Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- 3.quench the flames
Synonyms
- snuff out 2
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- blow out 2
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- quench 2
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
