verb🔗ShareApagar, extinguirTo put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench"The firefighter extinguished the flames with a powerful blast of water. "El bombero extinguió las llamas con un potente chorro de agua.energydisasterenvironmentscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDestruir, abolirTo destroy or abolish something"She extinguished all my hopes."Ella destruyó todas mis esperanzas.actioneventpoliticsgovernmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOscurecer, eclipsarTo obscure or eclipse something"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."Los rayos del sol fueron oscurecidos por las nubes de tormenta.natureenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtinguirTo bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex"Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."Muchos pacientes pueden extinguir sus fobias después de unos meses de tratamiento.physiologymindbiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtinguir, erradicarTo hunt down (a species) to extinction"Overhunting and habitat loss extinguished the dodo bird centuries ago. "La caza excesiva y la pérdida de hábitat extinguieron al pájaro dodo hace siglos.environmentbiologyanimalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtinguirse, desaparecerTo die out."The campfire was completely extinguished by the rain. "La lluvia extinguió por completo la fogata.natureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtinguido, apagadoHaving been quenched or eliminated."The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire."Los vaqueros enterraron su basura junto al fuego extinguido.disasterconditionnegativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
