"extinguish" meaning in English

See extinguish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-extinguish.ogg [US] Forms: extinguish [canonical], extinguishes [third-person, singular], extinguished [past], extinguished [past, participle], extinguishing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|extinguish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you extinguish a fire, you stop the fire.
    Sense id: simple-extinguish-en-verb-icTXm3gr
  2. If you extinguish something, you destroy or abolish it.
    Sense id: simple-extinguish-en-verb-3QdPNI-g
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          "text": "His dream of becoming a pilot was extinguished after he had a car accident which left him paralyzed."
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