EXTINGUISHES Synonyms: 191 Similar and Opposite Words

extinguishes

verb

Definition of extinguishes next

present tense third-person singular of extinguish

as in chokes

to cause to cease burning the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on

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as in destroys

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs

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as in shushes

to stop the noise or speech of her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council

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There’s a moment in the second film that really chokes me up.

Jenelle Riley, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Unbridled perfection injects its rigidity into your bloodstream and chokes the flow of spontaneous and flexible ideas.

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Definition of chokes

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