Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: extinguish
IPA transcription: [ɪkst'ɪŋɡwɪʃ]
Pronunciations of extinguish
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: snuff_out, extinguish
    Meaning: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
Usage examples
  • He would extinguish the sun if the sun incommoded him.
  • In that hour I should die and at once satisfy and extinguish his malice.
  • Notwithstanding the low condition into which the house of peers was fallen, there appeared some intention of rejecting this ordinance; and the popular leaders were again obliged to apply to the multitude, and to extinguish, by threats of new tumults, the small remains of liberty possessed by the upper house.
  • Steady!' cried Eugene (he had recovered immediately on embarking), as they bumped heavily against a pile; and then in a lower voice reversed his late apostrophe by remarking ('I wish the boat of my honourable and gallant friend may be endowed with philanthropy enough not to turn bottom-upward and extinguish us!) Steady, steady!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Embrace, extend and extinguish, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titanium, License CC BY-SA 4.0