verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extinguish a cigarette formal (= put out a cigarette )
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The pilot said 'Please extinguish all cigarettes and fasten your seat belts.’
put out/extinguish a blaze
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Staff managed to put out the blaze before firemen arrived.
put out/extinguish the flames (= make them stop burning )
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The firemen successfully put out the flames.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fire
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The fire brigade which was at the first blaze about 100 yards away extinguished the second fire in a short time.
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She is best remembered for extinguishing a blazing fire by making the sign of the cross.
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At least ten fire engines fought for two hours to extinguish fires in the two buildings.
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The system uses gas instead of water, which can extinguish fires without damage to customer equipment.
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The final objective is to extinguish the fire , and this should occur within eight to ten minutes of ignition.
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Exhalations from the Earth extinguish the sun's fire gradually every day and cause the darkness of night.
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Firefighters extinguished two spot fires on adjacent homes.
flame
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Firemen wearing breathing apparatus used special foam to extinguish the flames in the factory's North Works.
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Nothing seemed to extinguish the flames .
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When fire does occur, detecting, containing and extinguishing the flames are the three main principles of immediate action.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat.
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It took several hours to extinguish the blaze.
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Passengers are requested to extinguish all cigarettes when the red light goes on.
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The news extinguished all hope of his return.
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Would all passengers please extinguish their cigarettes? Thank you.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I fear for the darkness as four Justices anxiously await the single vote necessary to extinguish the light.
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Her anger, newly kindled, needed something to scorch and shrivel before it could be extinguished.
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It was not until early November 1991 that the last of the oil well fires was extinguished.
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Smoking is allowed only inside vehicles, and the smokes must be extinguished inside those vehicles.
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That threat-and the fear of a spiral of violence-also extinguished international support for a declaration on September 13.
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You would no more turn them off than you would extinguish life.