extinguish
verb
[ ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ ]
• cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
• "firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze"
Similar:
douse,
put out,
quench,
stamp out,
smother,
beat out,
dampen down,
blow out,
snuff out,
dout,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. Compare with distinguish.
