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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | exstinguere, from stinguere 'to extinguish' |
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ex‧tin‧guish
[transitive] formal
[transitive] formal1 to make a fire or light stop burning or shining [= put out]: 
Please extinguish all cigarettes.Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.
Please extinguish all cigarettes.Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.2 to make an idea or feeling stop : All hope was almost extinguished.
All hope was almost extinguished.WORD FOCUS: burn 
WORD FOCUS: burn 
to be burning: be on fire, be ablaze, be alight
to start burning: catch fire, burst into flames, ignite
to make something start burning: light, set fire to something
to make something stop burning: put out, extinguish
to hurt or damage your skin with hot liquid or steam: scald
the crime of deliberately setting fire to buildings: arson
➔ See also burn
WORD FOCUS: burn to be burning: be on fire, be ablaze, be alight
to start burning: catch fire, burst into flames, ignite
to make something start burning: light, set fire to something
to make something stop burning: put out, extinguish
to hurt or damage your skin with hot liquid or steam: scald
the crime of deliberately setting fire to buildings: arson
➔ See also burn
