Betekenis van extinguish In het Nederlands

• 0 to stop a fire or a light burning:

  • It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.

  • to extinguish a cigarette

• 1 to stop or get rid of an idea or feeling:

  • Nothing could extinguish his love for her.

• 2 to stop a fire or light from burning:

  • It took the firefighters four hours to extinguish the flames.

• 3 to take something away, for example a right to do something:

  • A deed restriction extinguishes the right to use or develop a property for certain things.

• 4 to decide that a debt does not have to be paid:

  • With interest the debt doubled and was not finally extinguished until years later.