extinguish

/ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ/ verb
10 letters3 syllables21 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Extinguish by crushing.

2

Kill in large numbers.

3

Put an end to; kill.

4

Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.

“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”

5

Terminate, end, or take out.

“Socialism extinguished these archaic customs”

WORD FORMS
Related formextinction
Related formextinguisher
Related formextinguishing
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinextinguishway
Starts & ends withE … H
Syllablesex · tin · guish
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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