Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
消防员努力扑灭这场大火。
Select the best synonym for the word “extinguish”:
C — quench. “extinguish” means v. to put out a fire or light
The firefighters worked very quickly to ______ the roaring flames.
D — extinguish. “extinguish” means v. to put out a fire or light
extinguish — v. to put out a fire or light. In Chinese: 熄灭.
extinguish is pronounced /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/. It breaks into 3 syllables: ex · tin · guish.
Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. (消防员努力扑灭这场大火。)
put out, quench, douse — all close in meaning to extinguish (v. to put out a fire or light).
Yes. extinguish appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.