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verbextinguish by crushing
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verbkill in large numberstype of:
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verbput an end to; kill
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"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"verbput out, as of fires, flames, or lightsOpposite:
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"Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"verbterminate, end, or take out
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kill end cut except destroy drown stamp eliminate extinction terminate destruct exclude extinguisher prune annihilate eradicate quench smother douse obliterate stub rationalize omit extinguishing decimate rationalise crush out press out stub out carry off wipe out snuff out get rid of do away with put out blow out black out decouple knock out leave off leave out cancel out cut out take out