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extinguish
/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
verb
To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
To destroy or abolish something
"She extinguished all my hopes."
To obscure or eclipse something
"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."
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