Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extinguish

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tin-guish
IPA: /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To end (something).

Transitive verb

verb

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison"
"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."
"She extinguished all my hopes."
"They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers"
"[T]he fauour of Princes and Magiſtrates noryſheth, augmenteth, and amplyfyeth all artes and ſciences by liberalitie, and extynguyſheth the ſame by miſerable couetouſnes and parcimonie."
"Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extinguo (“to put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive of life, destroy, abolish”), from ex (“out”) + stinguere (“to put out, quench, extinguish”). Doublet of extinct.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: extinguo

Usage

Inflected Forms

extinguishes (present, singular) extinguishing (participle, present) extinguished (participle, past) extinguished (past)

Derived Forms

extinguishable extinguishant extinguishment inextinguishability

Phrases

self-extinguishing fire extinguisher

Frequently Paired Words

distinguish extinct extinction extinguisher fire extinguisher

Synonyms

douse extinct smother destroy annihilate aerosolize atomize benothing bewreck blot out blotto dash

Rhymes With

distinguish

Questions

How do you pronounce extinguish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/.
What does extinguish mean?: To end (something).
Where does extinguish come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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