extinguish 音标拼音: [ɪkst'ɪŋgwɪʃ]
vt . 熄灭,消灭,偿清
熄灭,消灭,偿清
extinguish v 1 :
put an end to ;
kill ; "
The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children " [
synonym : {
snuff out }, {
extinguish }]
2 :
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 "; "
snuff out the candles "
[
synonym : {
snuff out }, {
blow out }, {
extinguish }, {
quench }] [
ant :
{
ignite }, {
light }]
3 :
extinguish by crushing ; "
stub out your cigar " [
synonym : {
stub out }, {
crush out }, {
extinguish }, {
press out }]
4 :
terminate ,
end ,
or take out ; "
Let '
s eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics "; "
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs "; "
eliminate my debts " [
synonym : {
extinguish },
{
eliminate }, {
get rid of }, {
do away with }]
5 :
kill in large numbers ; "
the plague wiped out an entire population " [
synonym : {
eliminate }, {
annihilate }, {
extinguish },
{
eradicate }, {
wipe out }, {
decimate }, {
carry off }]
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n . {
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extinguere ,
exstinguere ;
ex out stinguere to quench .
See {
Distinguish }, {
Finish }.]
1 .
To quench ;
to put out ,
as a light or fire ;
to stifle ;
to cause to die out ;
to put an end to ;
to destroy ;
as ,
to extinguish a flame ,
or life ,
or love ,
or hope ,
a pretense or a right .
[
1913 Webster ]
A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish . --
Prescott .
[
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This extinguishes my right to the reversion .
--
Blackstone .
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2 .
To obscure ;
to eclipse ,
as by superior splendor .
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Natural graces that extinguish art . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "
extinguish ":
KO ,
abate ,
abolish ,
abscind ,
adumbrate ,
amputate ,
annihilate ,
asphyxiate ,
ban ,
banish ,
bar ,
blot out ,
blow out ,
bob ,
bottle up ,
call off ,
cancel ,
censor ,
choke ,
choke off ,
clamp down on ,
clip ,
complete ,
cork ,
cork up ,
crack down on ,
crop ,
crush ,
cull ,
cut ,
cut away ,
cut off ,
cut out ,
damp ,
damp down ,
delete ,
destroy ,
dim ,
dispose of ,
do away with ,
dock ,
douse ,
drop the curtain ,
drown ,
eclipse ,
eliminate ,
end off ,
enucleate ,
eradicate ,
except ,
excise ,
exclude ,
expunge ,
exterminate ,
extirpate ,
fake out ,
finalize ,
finish ,
fold up ,
gag ,
get it over ,
get over with ,
get through with ,
give the quietus ,
hold down ,
isolate ,
jump on ,
kayo ,
keep down ,
keep under ,
kibosh ,
kill ,
knock off ,
knock out ,
lop ,
mutilate ,
muzzle ,
nip ,
nullify ,
obliterate ,
obscure ,
out ,
outdo ,
overshadow ,
pare ,
peel ,
perfect ,
pick out ,
polish off ,
pour water on ,
prune ,
put down ,
put out ,
put paid to ,
put to shame ,
quash ,
quell ,
quench ,
remove ,
repress ,
root out ,
rule out ,
scrag ,
set apart ,
set aside ,
shave ,
shear ,
shoot down ,
show up ,
shut down on ,
silence ,
sit down on ,
sit on ,
slack ,
smash ,
smother ,
snuff ,
snuff out ,
squash ,
squelch ,
stamp out ,
stanch ,
stifle ,
strangle ,
strike off ,
strip ,
strip off ,
stultify ,
subdue ,
suffocate ,
suppress ,
take off ,
take out ,
throttle ,
trample out ,
trample underfoot ,
truncate ,
turn off ,
turn out ,
uproot ,
wipe ,
wipe out ,
zap
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