extinguish
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Is extinguish a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of extinguish?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive)Synonyms: douse, extincttransitive
2. (transitive)Examples: "A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison"; "The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."figurativelytransitive
3. (transitive)Synonyms: extinctfigurativelytransitive
4. (transitive)Examples: "She extinguished all my hopes."; "They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers"Synonyms: extinct, destroy, annihilate, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot outfigurativelytransitive
5. (transitive)Examples: "Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."Synonyms: extinct, destroy, annihilate, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot outfigurativelytransitive
6. (transitive)Synonyms: extinctfigurativelytransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary