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extinguished

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been quenched or eliminated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of extinguish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • The cowboys extinguished the fire.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: extinguido — Translations
Real reading context

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