Vocabulary
Extinguish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
Urdu meaning
بجھانا، گل کرنا، ناپیدہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- We must not replicate the actions of the pharaoh, who sought to extinguish hope by ordering the killing of children during the time of Moses.
- Militant violence has spread like wildfire and is proving hard to extinguish merely by employing coercive power.
- The government must act swiftly to ensure financial barriers do not extinguish the hopes of its youth.
- HOW will the state compensate for wrongs caused by primitive mindsets, particularly when men in conservative areas extinguish lives and ambitions of women with impunity?
- The court`s decision may strengthen India`s stranglehold over Kashmir, but it cannot extinguish the Kashmiris` strong desire for freedom and dignity.
Synonyms
douse, put out, quench, stamp out, smother, beat out, dampen down, blow out
Curator example
“firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze”
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