English

Pronunciation
ex*tin*guish

Etymology
From the Latin ex and tinguere.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|extinguish|es

1. to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
2. to destroy or abolish something

#:She extinguished all my hopes.

1. to obscure or eclipse something

#:The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

1. psychology to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
2. literally to hunt down (a species) to extinction

Translations
trans-top|to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
Danish: slukke
Finnish: sammuttaa
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ک��ا�د�
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trans-top|to destroy or abolish something
Danish: slukke, udslukke
Finnish: tuhota
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ�باد��ت
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trans-top|to obscure or eclipse something
Danish: slukke, skygge for
Finnish: himmentää
trans-mid
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trans-top|(psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
Finnish: sammuttaa
trans-mid
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trans-top|(literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
Danish: udrydde
Finnish: metsästää/kalastaa/tappaa sukupuutto|sukupuuttoon
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ttbc|Dutch: doven, blussen
ttbc|French: éteindre
ttbc|German: ausblasen (1)
ttbc|Kurdish: temirandin (1), tefandin (1), vemirandin (1,2), re� kirin (1), veku�tin (1,2)
ttbc|Polish: zgasi�
ttbc|Spanish: extinguir, apagar
ttbc|Swedish: släcka
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See also
fire extinguisher

ar:extinguish
fa:extinguish
fr:extinguish
io:extinguish
it:extinguish
ku:extinguish
hu:extinguish
ja:extinguish
fi:extinguish
te:extinguish
vi:extinguish
zh:extinguish

• 2007-10-25 14:55 - Amjaabc - +da translations, ttbc removed

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