| Översättning | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | ||
| 1. | släcka | |
| 2. | tillintetgöra | |
| 3. | utsläcka | |
| 4. | fördunkla | |
| 5. | utrota | |
Definitioner
Verb
- (transitive) to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
- (transitive) to destroy or abolish something
- (transitive) to obscure or eclipse something
- (transitive, psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
- (transitive, literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
Exempel
- She extinguished all my hopes.
- The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the reſt.
- The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | extinguished | Perfektparticip | extinguisht |
| Imperfekt | extinguished | Imperfekt | extinguisht |
| Presensparticip | extinguishing | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | extinguishes |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | extinguisheth |