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Definition extinguish

Etymology

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”).

Verb

extinguish (third-person singular simple present extinguishes, present participle extinguishing, simple past and past participle extinguished)

  1. (transitive) to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
  2. (transitive) to destroy or abolish something
  3. (transitive) to obscure or eclipse something
  4. (transitive, psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
  5. (transitive, literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
  6. (intransitive) To die out.

Results 284 Words with the letters EXTINGUISH

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15 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXTINGUISHMENTS 32
14 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXTINGUISHABLE 31
EXTINGUISHMENT 31
13 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXTINGUISHERS 26
EXTINGUISHING 29
12 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXTINGUISHED 26
EXTINGUISHER 25
EXTINGUISHES 25
10 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXTINGUISH 23
8 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXISTING 18
HEISTING 13
NIGHTIES 13
7 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EXITING 17
GUNITES 11
HISTING 12
IGNITES 10
INSIGHT 12
NIGHEST 12
NIGHTIE 12
SHUTING 13
SUITING 11
TUSHING 13
UNITIES 9
UNSIGHT 13
6 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EIGHTS 10
GENIUS 10
GUNITE 10
HEXING 18
HIEING 11
HINGES 11
HUGEST 11
IGNITE 9
INGEST 9
NEIGHS 11
NIGHTS 11
NIXIES 14
SENITI 7
SEXING 16
SIGNET 9
SITING 9
TENUIS 8
THEGNS 11
THEINS 9
THINGS 11
TIEING 9
TINGES 9
TUSHIE 9
UNISEX 15
UNITES 8
UNTIES 8
5 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EIGHT 9
ETUIS 6
EXING 15
EXIST 12
EXITS 12
GENII 8
GENTS 8
GENUS 9
GUEST 8
GUISE 8
HEIST 7
HENTS 8
HINGE 10
HINTS 8
HUNTS 9
INSET 6
INTIS 6
NEGUS 9
NEIGH 10
NEIST 6
NEXUS 14
NIGHS 10
NIGHT 10
NISEI 6
NITES 6
NIXES 13
NIXIE 13
SEGNI 8
SENGI 8
SENTI 6
SHENT 8
SHINE 8
SHUNT 9
SHUTE 8
SIGHT 9
SINGE 8
SIXTE 12
SIXTH 14
STEIN 6
STING 8
STUNG 9
SUING 9
SUINT 7
SUITE 6
TEUGH 10
THEGN 10
THEIN 8
THENS 8
THINE 8
THING 10
THINS 8
THUGS 10
TINES 6
TINGE 8
TINGS 8
TUNES 7
TUNGS 9
TUXES 13
UNITE 7
UNITS 7
UNSET 7
UNSEX 14
UNTIE 7
USING 9
4 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EGIS 6
ENGS 7
ETHS 6
ETUI 5
EXIT 11
GENS 7
GENT 7
GENU 8
GEST 6
GETS 6
GHIS 8
GIEN 7
GIES 6
GINS 7
GIST 6
GITE 6
GITS 6
GNUS 8
GUNS 8
GUSH 9
GUST 7
GUTS 7
HENS 7
HENT 7
HEST 6
HETS 6
HIES 6
HINS 7
HINT 7
HISN 7
HIST 6
HITS 6
HUES 7
HUGE 9
HUGS 9
HUNG 10
HUNS 8
HUNT 8
HUTS 7
INTI 5
NEST 5
NETS 5
NEXT 12
NIGH 9
NISI 5
NITE 5
NITS 5
NIXE 12
NUTS 6
SENT 5
SEXT 11
SHIN 7
SHIT 6
SHUN 8
SHUT 7
SIGH 8
SIGN 7
SINE 5
SING 7
SINH 7
SITE 4
SITH 6
SNIT 5
SNUG 8
STUN 6
SUET 5
SUGH 9
SUIT 5
SUNG 8
TEGS 6
TENS 5
THEN 7
THIN 7
THIS 6
THUG 9
THUS 7
TIES 4
TINE 5
TING 7
TINS 5
TUGS 7
TUIS 5
TUNE 6
TUNG 8
TUNS 6
TUSH 7
UGHS 9
UNIT 6
UTES 5
3 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
ENG 6
ENS 4
ETH 5
GEN 6
GET 5
GHI 7
GIE 5
GIN 6
GIT 5
GNU 7
GUN 7
GUT 6
HEN 6
HES 5
HET 5
HEX 12
HIE 5
HIN 6
HIS 5
HIT 5
HUE 6
HUG 8
HUN 7
HUT 6
INS 4
ITS 3
NET 4
NIT 4
NIX 11
NTH 6
NUS 5
NUT 5
SEG 5
SEI 3
SEN 4
SET 3
SEX 10
SHE 5
SIN 4
SIT 3
SIX 10
SUE 4
SUN 5
TEG 5
TEN 4
THE 5
TIE 3
TIN 4
TIS 3
TUG 6
TUI 4
TUN 5
TUX 11
UGH 8
UNS 5
USE 4
UTE 4
UTS 4
XIS 10
2 letter words with the letters EXTINGUISH ↑
EH 4
EN 3
ES 2
ET 2
EX 9
GI 4
HE 4
HI 4
IN 3
IS 2
IT 2
NE 3
NU 4
SH 4
SI 2
TI 2
UH 5
UN 4
US 3
UT 3
XI 9
XU 10

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