extinguir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
Senses
extinguir is used for these senses in English:
- douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
- put out To extinguish (fire).
- smother (transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
- snuff out (transitive) To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process).
douse — full definition
- verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- verb To put out a flame or light.
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.