EXTINGUISHES Synonyms

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

• put an end to; kill

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• kill in large numbers

• kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

• kill in large numbers

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• wet thoroughly

• dip into a liquid

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• lower quickly

• slacken

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

• a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

• a small piece

• a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

• the part of a check that is retained as a record

• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

• pull up (weeds) by their roots

• extinguish by crushing

• clear of weeds by uprooting them

• strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

• melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• erupt in an uncontrolled manner

• be successful; achieve a goal

• remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

• kill in large numbers

• extinguish by crushing

• terminate, end, or take out

• dispose of

• terminate, end, or take out

• do away with

• extinguish by crushing

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• press from a plastic

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• put out considerable effort

• deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

• thrust or extend out

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• be sexually active

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• retire

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• administer an anesthetic drug to

• extinguish by crushing

• use up (resources or materials)

• kill in large numbers

• eliminate completely and without a trace

• remove from memory or existence

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• wipe out the effect of something