extinguish

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to put out a fire or light; to bring to an end

   Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the blaze.

From Latin extinguere (also exstinguere, 'to put out, quench'), from ex- ('out') + stinguere ('to quench'); the English -sh ending follows the pattern of verbs like distinguish.

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