estinguere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
Senses
estinguere is used for these senses in English:
- extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
- put out To extinguish (fire).
- quench (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- quench (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- smother (transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
extinguish — full definition
- verb To put out a fire or light.
- verb To put a complete end to something, such as hope or a feeling.