EXTINGUISH

[verb] [T] - to stop (a fire or light) burningIt took the firefighters hours to extinguish the flames.(formal) The theatre lights have been extinguished, ready for the performance.(figurative) Nothing could extinguish (= stop) his love for her. [T](figurative) We must try to extinguish (= get rid of) the memory of what has happened, and look to the future.