The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze. He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray. They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance. News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.
Recent Examples on the WebFirefighters probably will spend the next seven days working to extinguish the fire, Mecham said.San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Khan said Wednesday that while calls flooded in a day earlier, firefighters were already working to extinguish blazes all over the city, some of which required as many as 30 fire trucks. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 20 July 2022 The department said on Twitter at 1:10 p.m. that companies were working to extinguish a fire that broke out at 107 Jersey St. Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 Firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze, which was located near North First Street and Highway 237, San Jose Fire Department officials said on Twitter. Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 June 2022 Hundreds of firefighters have been working across several regions including Zamora and Valencia to extinguish burning flames. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 Crews are working towards the interior to extinguish remaining pockets of heat. Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2022 Firefighters were working to extinguish a condo fire south of Midtown Anchorage on Friday evening, an Anchorage Fire Department official said.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022 The sites were all severely damaged, Kozytskiy said, with emergency services working to extinguish ongoing fires.NBC News, 18 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish); akin to Latin instigare to incite — more at stick