transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkstɪŋgwɪʃ ]
( extinguishes, extinguishing, extinguished)
1.
If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining. ( FORMAL )
It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire...
= put out
VERB : V n
2.
If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.
The message extinguished her hopes of Richard’s return.
VERB : V n