extinguir

v.

to put out, to extinguish (incendio).

La lluvia extinguió el fuego The rain extinguished the fire.

El dolor extingue el amor Pain extinguishes love.

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extinguir

Conjugation model [DISTINGUIR], like {{link=distinguir}}distinguir

► verbo transitivo

1 (fuego etc) to extinguish, put out

2 (especie, deuda, epidemia) to wipe out

► verbo pronominal extinguirse

1 (fuego etc) to go out

2 (especie etc) to become extinct, die out

3 (amor) to die away

4 (plazo) to expire, run out

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1. VT

1) (=exterminar) [+ fuego] to extinguish, put out; [+ sublevación] to put down

2) [+ deuda] to wipe out

3) (Bio) to exterminate, wipe out

4)

extinguir una sentencia — (Jur) to serve a sentence

2.

See:

extinguirse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <especie> to wipe out; <violencia/injusticia> to put an end to

2) <fuego> to extinguish, put out

2.

extinguirse v pron

1) especie to become extinct, die out

2) fuego to go out; volcán to become extinct; sonido to die away

3) entusiasmo/amor to die

4) (Der) to expire

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= extinguish.

Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.

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* extinguirse = die out, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), become + extinct, peter out.

* extinguir un incendio = extinguish + fire.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <especie> to wipe out; <violencia/injusticia> to put an end to

2) <fuego> to extinguish, put out

2.

extinguirse v pron

1) especie to become extinct, die out

2) fuego to go out; volcán to become extinct; sonido to die away

3) entusiasmo/amor to die

4) (Der) to expire

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= extinguish.

Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.

* extinguirse = die out, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), become + extinct, peter out.

* extinguir un incendio = extinguish + fire.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

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extinguir [I2 ]

vt

A

1 ‹especie› to wipe out, drive ( o hunt etc) … to extinction

2 ‹violencia/injusticia› to put an end to

B ‹fuego› to extinguish, put out

■ extinguirse

v pron

A «especie» to become extinct, die out

miembro del extinguido Partido Democrático a member of the defunct Democratic Party, a member of the Democratic Party, no longer in existence

B

1 «fuego» to go out; «volcán» to become extinct

2 «sonido» to die away

C «entusiasmo/amor» to die

D (Der) to expire

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extinguir (conjugate extinguir) verbo transitivo

a) ‹especie› to wipe out;

‹violencia/injusticia› to put an end to

b) ‹fuego› to extinguish, put out

extinguirse verbo pronominal

a) [especie] to become extinct, die out

b) [fuego] to go out;

[volcán] to become extinct;
[sonido] to die away

c) [entusiasmo/amor] to die

extinguir verbo transitivo
1 (un fuego) to extinguish, put out: tardaron tres días en extinguir el fuego completamente, it took them three days to fully extinguish the fire
2 (una especie) to wipe out
'extinguir' also found in these entries:
English:
extinguish

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extinguir

♦ vt

1. [fuego, incendio] to put out, to extinguish

2. [animal, raza] to wipe out

3. [afecto, entusiasmo, esperanzas] to put an end to

4. [contrato] to terminate

♦ See also the pronominal verb extinguirse

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extinguir

v/t

1 BIO, ZO wipe out

2 fuego extinguish, put out

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extinguir {26} vt

1) apagar: to extinguish, to put out

2) : to wipe out

♦ See also the reflexive verb extinguirse

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extinguir vb

1. (fuego) to extinguish / to put out [pt. & pp. put]

los bomberos consiguieron extinguir el incendio the firefighters managed to put out the fire

2. (especie) to wipe out