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extinguish

verb /ɪkstɪŋgwɪʃ/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 21 WWF 23
Definitions
verb

extinguish by crushing

verb

put an end to; kill

verb

put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”

verb

terminate, end, or take out

“Socialism extinguished these archaic customs”

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