extinguished

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adjective

Having been quenched or eliminated.

“The cowboys extinguished the fire.”

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destroyed
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of extinguish

    The cowboys extinguished the fire.

adjectiveextinguished (comparative more extinguished, superlative most extinguished)

comparative more extinguished · superlative most extinguished

  1. Having been quenched or eliminated.

    The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

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destroyed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish extinguido
  • extinguidoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

extinguished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinguished

MLA

“extinguished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinguished. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extinguished,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinguished.

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