EXTINGUISHES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word extinguishes. (close relations)
extinguishers
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| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| quench | verbv | |||||
verb • satisfy (thirst) • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device • suppress or crush completely • reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance • cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid | ||||||
| snuff out | verbv | |||||
verb • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights | ||||||
| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| decimate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| douse | verbv | |||||
verb • put out, as of a candle or a light • wet thoroughly • dip into a liquid • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • lower quickly • slacken • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||||||
| eradicate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| stub | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost • a small piece • a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt • the part of a check that is retained as a record • the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) verb • pull up (weeds) by their roots • extinguish by crushing • clear of weeds by uprooting them • strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object | ||||||
| blow out | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • melt, break, or become otherwise unusable • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • erupt in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||
| carry off | verbv | |||||
verb • be successful; achieve a goal • remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| crush out | verbv | |||||
verb • extinguish by crushing | ||||||
| do away with | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out | ||||||
| get rid of | verbv | |||||
verb • dispose of • terminate, end, or take out • do away with | ||||||
| press out | verbv | |||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • press from a plastic | ||||||
| put out | verbv | |||||
verb • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • put out considerable effort • deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion • thrust or extend out • put out, as of a candle or a light • be sexually active • cause to be out on a fielding play • retire • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • administer an anesthetic drug to | ||||||
| stub out | verbv | |||||
verb • extinguish by crushing | ||||||
| wipe out | verbv | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something | ||||||
