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extinguish verb

  /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
  • To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
 doven, blussen, uitdoven
  • (figurative) To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
 verduisteren
  • (figurative) To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.
 vernietigen

extinguisher noun

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

extinguishment

uitdoving

extinguishant

blusstof

extinguishant adjective

  • That serves to extinguish
 brandblusser
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