adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of extinguish form-of, participle, past

   "The cowboys extinguished the fire."

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been quenched or eliminated.

   "The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire."

Adjective

1. 1
   of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

deaddestroyedextinctout

Example

More examples

"The fire was extinguished at once."

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