verb🔗ShareTo put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench"Please extinguish your cigarette before entering the building. "energydisasteractionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo destroy or abolish something"She extinguished all my hopes."actioneventprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obscure or eclipse something"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex"Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."mindphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hunt down (a species) to extinction"Poachers are trying to extinguish the rhino population in Africa. "environmentbiologyanimalnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo die out."The campfire embers slowly extinguish as the night gets colder. "energyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
