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Uncommonextinguished
The correct spelling is extinguished.
How to pronounce extinguished
verb
Say it like: Ext-ing-uis-hed
The correct spelling is extinguished. To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench For example: "She extinguished all my hopes."
Usage Examples
“She extinguished all my hopes.”
“The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.”
“Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
- 2.To destroy or abolish something
- 3.To obscure or eclipse something
- 4.To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
- 5.To hunt down (a species) to extinction
adjective
- 1.Having been quenched or eliminated.
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