extinguish

«extinguish» in Mova's school dictionary: to put it out so it stops burning or shining — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (extinguish, extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To extinguish a fire or light is to put it out so it stops burning or shining. tree →

2) (formal) To end or destroy something such as hope. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in fire safety: «fire extinguisher», «extinguish the candle», «extinguish cigarettes». In science, a fire needs heat, fuel and oxygen; removing one extinguishes it. It tells the reader that a flame or light was stopped.

examples

• Firefighters extinguished the blaze in an hour. tree →
• Please extinguish all candles before bed. tree →
• A fire blanket can extinguish a small pan fire. tree →
• Never use water to extinguish an oil fire. tree →
• The bad news extinguished her hopes. tree →
• Smokers must extinguish cigarettes here. tree →

note

Formal; everyday talk says «put out». Noun: extinguisher (a fire extinguisher). Safety: on a pan of burning oil, never throw water; turn off the heat and cover it. Spelling: ex-tin-guish.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «extinguish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.