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extinguish verb

  /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
  • (transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
  • (transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
 sammuttaa
  • (transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
 himmentää
  • (transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
 kalastaa sukupuuttoon, metsästää sukupuuttoon, tappaa sukupuuttoon
  • (transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
 tuhota

extinguisher noun

  /ɛkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/ , /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/
  • One who, or that which, extinguishes something.
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