extinguish
/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
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Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
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- • Standard complexity
verb
1. To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
2. To destroy or abolish something
"She extinguished all my hopes."
3. To obscure or eclipse something
"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."
4. To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
"Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."
5. To hunt down (a species) to extinction
6. To die out.
Synonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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