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Synonyms of extinguish in English:

extinguish


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verb

1‘the fire had to be extinguished’

SYNONYMS
douse, put out, quench, stamp out, smother, beat out, dampen down
blow out, snuff out
Scottish dout
ANTONYMS

light

2‘hope is extinguished little by little’

SYNONYMS
destroy, end, finish off, put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, terminate, remove, annihilate, wipe out, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map, erase, eliminate, eradicate, obliterate, liquidate, expunge, abolish, exterminate, kill, extirpate, obscure, suppress, disrupt, undo, upset
informal take out, rub out, snuff out
ANTONYMS

start up