extinguishes Antonyms

Meaning of extinguishes

extinguishes

to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness, to cause to cease burning, to bring to an end, to dim the brightness of, to cause to die out, to cause to stop burning, to get rid of usually by payment, to cause extinction of (a conditioned response), to cause (as a claim or right) to be void, to cause to be void, to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment, to cause the nonexistence of

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to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness, to cause to cease burning, to bring to an end, to dim the brightness of, to cause to die out, to cause to stop burning,

blankets, douses, quenches,chokes, puts out, suffocates, snuffs (out), blows out, smothers,dowses

fires, inflames, lights, kindles,ignites,enflames,

The fire extinguisher swiftly extinguishes the flames, protecting the building from further damage.

A heavy downpour of rain extinguishes the forest fire, bringing relief to the firefighters.

The smoke alarm activates, alerting the family in time to extinguish the pan fire before it spreads.

The chemicals released by the airbag extinguish the tiny explosion, preventing serious injuries to the occupants.