extinguish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for extinguish
Synonyms
blanket, douse (also dowse), put out, quench, snuff (out)
Antonyms
fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, light
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Examples of extinguish in a Sentence
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Firefighters had the fire safely extinguished within a half-hour, according to Stansbury, and no injuries were reported. — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "McDaniel College building evacuated as firefighters extinguish pool pump fire in Westminster," 24 July 2019 Firefighters arrived on the scene and made sure the blaze was completely extinguished. — Laurel Weibezahn, sun-sentinel.com, "Man runs in trying to save neighbor from house fire," 19 July 2019 The Southington Fire Department responded to a call of a building fire shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday morning and the fire was extinguished by 10:47 a.m., according to a Facebook post by the Southington Fire Department. — Abigail Brone, courant.com, "House fire in Southington leaves Clark Street closed," 17 July 2019 Firefighters were still working to extinguish the fire after 8 a.m. Authorities said crews will be at the scene for several hours. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al.com, "Body found in burning Huntsville home," 11 July 2019 Cranston fire officials extinguished the fire and began treating the men, the statement said. — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, "Alcohol eyed in R.I. crash that injured 2 Mass. men," 21 July 2019 The San Jose Fire Department extinguished the fire and the man was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns to his hands, according to Tepoorten. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "San Jose: Cops rescue homeless man from burning van," 17 July 2019 The Glenview Fire Department extinguished a fire, and later determined that the fire was purposely ignited, charring the wall, thermostat and a toilet paper dispenser. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Glenview resident says 9 mm pistol stolen from their vehicle while running errands in Chicago: Police," 16 July 2019 Firefighters extinguished a small fire in the home. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "3-year-old girl, 5-year-old boy among four dead in Cleveland’s Slavic Village, family member says," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extinguish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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