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
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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