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extinguishes definition

extinguishes


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  extinguish 
 
  Sense  1 
  snuff  out  extinguish 
  =>  stamp 
  =>  smother,  put  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  extinguish,  quench 
  =>  douse,  put  out 
  =>  black  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  extinguish 
 
  Sense  1 
  snuff  out  extinguish 
  =>  stamp 
  =>  smother,  put  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  extinguish,  quench 
  =>  douse,  put  out 
  =>  black  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  extinguish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  4  senses  of  extinguish 
 
  Sense  1 
  snuff  out  extinguish 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
 
  Sense  2 
  extinguish,  quench 
 
  Sense  3 
  stub  out  crush  out  extinguish,  press  out 
  =>  end  terminate 
 
  Sense  4 
  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off 
  =>  kill 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  extinguish  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  Sense  1 
  snuff  out  extinguish 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  extinguish,  quench 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stub  out  crush  out  extinguish,  press  out 
  =>  end  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  The  verb  extinguish  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  snuff  out  extinguish  --  (put  an  end  to  kill;  "The  Nazis  snuffed  out  the  life  of  many  Jewish  children") 
  2.  extinguish,  quench  --  (put  out  as  of  fires,  flames,  or  lights;  "Too  big  to  be  extinguished  at  once,  the  forest  fires  at  best  could  be  contained";  "quench  the  flames") 
  3.  stub  out  crush  out  extinguish,  press  out  --  (extinguish  by  crushing;  "stub  out  your  cigar") 
  4.  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off  --  (kill  in  large  numbers;  "the  plague  wiped  out  an  entire  population") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  extinguish 
 
  The  verb  extinguish  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  snuff  out  extinguish  --  (put  an  end  to  kill;  "The  Nazis  snuffed  out  the  life  of  many  Jewish  children") 
  2.  extinguish,  quench  --  (put  out  as  of  fires,  flames,  or  lights;  "Too  big  to  be  extinguished  at  once,  the  forest  fires  at  best  could  be  contained";  "quench  the  flames") 
  3.  stub  out  crush  out  extinguish,  press  out  --  (extinguish  by  crushing;  "stub  out  your  cigar") 
  4.  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off  --  (kill  in  large  numbers;  "the  plague  wiped  out  an  entire  population") 



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