Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to extinguish
Participle: extinguished
Gerund: extinguishing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | extinguish |
| you | extinguish |
| he;she;it | extinguishes |
| we | extinguish |
| you | extinguish |
| they | extinguish |
Perfect
| I | have extinguished |
| you | have extinguished |
| he;she;it | has extinguished |
| we | have extinguished |
| you | have extinguished |
| they | have extinguished |
Past
| I | extinguished |
| you | extinguished |
| he;she;it | extinguished |
| we | extinguished |
| you | extinguished |
| they | extinguished |
Pluperfect
| I | had extinguished |
| you | had extinguished |
| he;she;it | had extinguished |
| we | had extinguished |
| you | had extinguished |
| they | had extinguished |
Future
| I | will extinguish |
| you | will extinguish |
| he;she;it | will extinguish |
| we | will extinguish |
| you | will extinguish |
| they | will extinguish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have extinguished |
| you | will have extinguished |
| he;she;it | will have extinguished |
| we | will have extinguished |
| you | will have extinguished |
| they | will have extinguished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | extinguish |
| you | extinguish |
| he;she;it | extinguish |
| we | extinguish |
| you | extinguish |
| they | extinguish |
Perfect
| I | have extinguished |
| you | have extinguished |
| he;she;it | have extinguished |
| we | have extinguished |
| you | have extinguished |
| they | have extinguished |
Imperfect
| I | extinguished |
| you | extinguished |
| he;she;it | extinguished |
| we | extinguished |
| you | extinguished |
| they | extinguished |
Pluperfect
| I | had extinguished |
| you | had extinguished |
| he;she;it | had extinguished |
| we | had extinguished |
| you | had extinguished |
| they | had extinguished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would extinguish |
| you | would extinguish |
| he;she;it | would extinguish |
| we | would extinguish |
| you | would extinguish |
| they | would extinguish |
Perfect
| I | would have extinguished |
| you | would have extinguished |
| he;she;it | would have extinguished |
| we | would have extinguished |
| you | would have extinguished |
| they | would have extinguished |
Imperative
| you | extinguish |
| we | Let's extinguish |
| you | extinguish |
Verbs conjugated like 'extinguish'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'extinguish'
restinguish,
distinguish,
anguish,
english,
languish,
relinquish,
astonish,
cutinise,
deminish,
diminish,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to destroy or abolish something
- destroy
Antonyms
- to cause to begin burning; to start a [[fire]]
- douse, put out, quench, kindle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1509 (implied in
extinguishable), from L.
extinguere "quench, wipe out, obliterate," from
ex- "out" +
stinguere "quench," from PIE
*steig- "to prick, stick, pierce."
2. Borrowed from Latin extinguo (“to put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive of life, destroy, abolish”), from ex (“out”) + stinguere (“to put out, quench, extinguish”). Doublet of extinct. See: Latin '
extinguo'.
Verbs referencing "extinguish"
Ido extingar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] another abyss, and senator, woman, and child, all tumble promiscuously on to the front seat,—senator's hat is jammed over his eyes and nose quite unceremoniously, and he considers himself fairly extinguished; — child cries, and Cudjoe on the outside delivers animated addresses to the horses, who are kicking, and floundering, and straining under repeated cracks of the whip. Carriage springs up, with [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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But Cassy laughed wildly, and fled on. He heard her open the entry doors that led to the garret. A wild gust of wind swept down, extinguishing the candle he held in his hand, and with it the fearful, unearthly screams; they seemed to be shrieked in his very ear.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Anticipating the rising of the wind, that very evening, Cassy had been up and opened the garret window. Of course, the moment the doors were opened, the wind had drafted down, and extinguished the light.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)