English-Thai Dictionary
extinguish
VT ทำลาย ทำให้ หมด ไป annihilate destroy exterminate tam-lai
extinguish
VT ทำให้ ไฟ ดับ ดับไฟ ดับ แสง put out tam-hai-fai-dab
extinguished
ADJ ดับ (ไฟ แสง dub
extinguisher
N ผู้ ยกเลิก ผู้ทำ ให้ ไฟ ดับ หรือ เครื่อง ดับ เพลิง
extinguishment
N การดับ (ไฟ แสง kan-dub
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EXTINGUISH
v.t.[L. extinguo; ex and stingo, stinguo, or the latter may be a contraction; Gr. to prick, that is, to thrust; or more directly from tingo, to dip, to stain; both probably allied to tango, for tago, to touch. ] 1. To put out; to quench; to suffocate; to destroy; as, to extinguish fire or flame.
2. To destroy; to put an end to; as, to extinguish love or hatred in the breast; to extinguish desire or hope; to extinguish a claim or title.
3. To cloud or obscure by superior splendor.
4. To put an end to, by union or consolidation. [See Extinguishment. ]
EXTINGUISHABLE
a.That may be quenched, destroyed or suppressed.
EXTINGUISHED
pp. Put out; quenched; stifled; suppressed; destroyed.
EXTINGUISHER
n.He or that which extinguishes. 1. A hollow conical utensil to be put on a candle to extinguish it.
EXTINGUISHING
ppr. Putting out; quenching; suppressing; destroying.
EXTINGUISHMENT
n.The act of putting out or quenching; extinction; suppression; destruction; as the extinguishment of fire or flame; of discord, enmity or jealousy; or of love or affection. 1. Abolition; nullification.
Divine laws of christian church policy may not be altered by extinguishment.
2. Extinction; a putting an end to, or a coming to an end; termination; as the extinguishment of a race or tribe.
3. The putting an end to a right or estate, by consolidation or union.
If my tenant for life makes a lease to A for life, remainder to B and his heirs, and I release to A; this release operates as an extinguishment of my right to the reversion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EXTINGUISH
Ex *tin "guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished (); p pr. & vb. n.Extinguishing. ] Etym: [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish. ]
1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.
2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor. Natural graces that extinguish art. Shak.
EXTINGUISHABLE
EXTINGUISHABLE Ex *tin "guish *a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.
EXTINGUISHER
EXTINGUISHER Ex *tin "guish *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp. , a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
EXTINGUISHMENT
EXTINGUISHMENT Ex *tin "guish *ment, n.
1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
2. (Law )
Defn: The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.
New American Oxford Dictionary
extinguish
ex tin guish |ikˈstiNGgwiSH ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (a fire or light ) to cease to burn or shine: firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze. • put an end to; annihilate: hope is extinguished little by little. • cancel (a debt ) by full payment: the debt was absolutely extinguished. • Law render (a right or obligation ) void: rights of common pasture were extinguished. DERIVATIVES ex tin guish a ble adjective, ex tin guish ment noun (Law )ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out ’ + stinguere ‘quench. ’ Compare with distinguish .
extinguisher
ex tin guish er |ikˈstiNGgwiSHər ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər | ▶noun short for fire extinguisher.
Oxford Dictionary
extinguish
ex ¦tin |guish |ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ, ɛk- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (a fire or light ) to cease to burn or shine: firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze. • put an end to; destroy: hope is extinguished little by little. • subdue or reduce (someone ) to silence: a look which would have extinguished any man. • cancel (a debt ) by full payment: the debt was absolutely extinguished. • Law render (a right or obligation ) void. DERIVATIVES extinguishable adjective, extinguishment noun (Law )ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out ’ + stinguere ‘quench ’. Compare with distinguish .
extinguisher
ex ¦tin |guish ¦er |ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə, ɛk- | ▶noun short for fire extinguisher.
American Oxford Thesaurus
extinguish
extinguish verb 1 the fire was extinguished: douse, put out, stamp out, smother, beat out. ANTONYMS light. 2 all hope was extinguished: destroy, end, finish off, put an end to, bring to an end, terminate, remove, annihilate, wipe out, erase, eliminate, eradicate, obliterate; informal take out, rub out. ANTONYMS start up.
Oxford Thesaurus
extinguish
extinguish verb 1 the fire had to be extinguished: douse, put out, quench, stamp out, smother, beat out, dampen down; blow out, snuff out; Scottish dout. ANTONYMS light. 2 the Liberal majority was extinguished by 1910: destroy, end, finish off, put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, terminate, remove, annihilate, wipe out, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map, erase, eliminate, eradicate, obliterate, liquidate, expunge, abolish, exterminate, kill, extirpate, obscure, suppress, disrupt, undo, upset; informal take out, rub out, snuff out. ANTONYMS start up.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
extinguish
ex tin guish /ɪkstɪ́ŋɡwɪʃ, eks- /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈火 明かりなど 〉を消す (put out )▸ extinguish a flame 火炎を消す 2 〈希望 熱意など 〉を失わせる (destroy ); 〈家系 民族など 〉を絶やす, 絶滅させる .3 〈借金 〉を完済する .4 …を圧倒する ; ｟主にくだけて ｠…を黙らせる ▸ Her beauty extinguished all others .彼女の美しさは他を圧倒した ▸ extinguish one's adversary 相手を沈黙させる ～a ble 形容詞
extinguisher
ex t í n guish er 名詞 C 1 消火器 (fire extinguisher ); (昔ろうそくを消すのに用いた帽子形の )消灯器 .2 火を消す人 [道具 ].
The Wordsmith Dictionary