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restinguish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
restin-guish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To quench or extinguish.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin restinguere, restinctum, from re- (“re-”) + stinguere (“to quench”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

restinguishes (present, singular) restinguishing (participle, present) restinguished (participle, past) restinguished (past)

Questions

What does restinguish mean?
To quench or extinguish.
Where does restinguish come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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