Dictionary Check: extinguish
"extinguish" is a valid word!
Scrabble
21
points
Words with Friends
23
points
Definition
verb
extinguish by crushing
Example:
"stub out your cigarette now"
verb
put an end to; kill
Example:
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
verb
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Example:
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
verb
terminate, end, or take out
Example:
"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
verb
kill in large numbers
Example:
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
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