verb · transitive · rare

extinguish

extinguish · extinguishes · extinguished · extinguishing

витрачати, тратити, спустошувати

погасить, тушить, потушить, уничтожить

löschen, auslöschen, abschalten

To endTo end (something).: To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

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/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

» He extinguished the fire.

Er löschte das Feuer.

Он потушил пожар.

Він погасив вогонь.

Він загасив пожежу.

Meaning

8 senses

To end (something).
(transitive)To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
löschen
туши́тьtušítʹ, потуши́тьpotušítʹ, гаси́тьgasítʹ
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
(figuratively, transitive)To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison
The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.
cкрыватьckryvatʹ, затмитьzatmitʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To kill (someone).
kill in large numbers
(figuratively, transitive)To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.
She extinguished all my hopes.
They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers
auslöschen
разрушитьrazrušitʹ, уничтожитьuničtožitʹ
put an end to; kill
To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.
(figuratively, transitive)To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned reflex).
Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.
auslöschen, abschalten
To end (something).
(figuratively, transitive)To suppress (something, as feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.); to quench.
(figuratively, transitive)To abolish or make void (a law, a legal right, etc.); also, to cancel (a creditor's claim, a licence, etc.).
(intransitive, reflexive)To die out.
terminate, end, or take out

Examples

82 sentences

He extinguished the fire.
Він погасив вогонь.
ruОн потушил пожар.
deEr löschte das Feuer.
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The fire was soon extinguished.
Пожежу швидко загасили.
deDas Feuer wurde bald gelöscht.
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The fire was quickly extinguished.
Пожежа була швидко ліквідована.
ruПожар был быстро потушен.
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The fire was extinguished at once.
ruПожар немедленно потушили.
deDas Feuer wurde sofort gelöscht.
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Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.
ruНе забудьте потушить сигарету.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also put out, quench:

to eclipse or obscure (someone or something) — see also eclipse, obscure:

to put an end to (something) completely — see also annihilate, destroy:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also put out, quench:

to put an end to (something) completely — see also annihilate, destroy:

to bring about the extinction of (a conditioned reflex):

Origin

Borrowed from Latin extinguo (“to put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive o

Borrowed from Latin extinguo (“to put out (what is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive of life, destroy, abolish”), from ex (“out”) + stinguere (“to put out, quench, extinguish”). Doublet of extinct.

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