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• Extinguish — Ex*tin guish ([e^]ks*t[i^][ng] gw[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extinguished}([e^]ks*t[i^][ng] gw[i^]sht); p pr. & vb. n. {Extinguishing}.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See {Distinguish}, {Finish}.] 1. To quench; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …   New thesaurus

• extinguish — [v1] put out a fire blot out, blow out, choke, douse, drown, out, quench, smother, snuff out, stamp out, stifle, suffocate, trample; concept 256 Ant. light extinguish [v2] kill; quash abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out*, check, crush, destroy,… …   New thesaurus

• extinguish — ► VERB 1) put out (a fire or light). 2) put an end to. 3) cancel (a debt) by full payment. 4) Law render (a right or obligation) void. DERIVATIVES extinguishable adjective extinguisher noun extinguishment noun …   English terms dictionary

• light — I adj. 1) to make light of ( to attach little importance to ) 2) light of foot II n. illumination source of brightness 1) to put on, switch on, turn on a light 2) to shine a light on smt. 3) to cast, shed light on smt. 4) to extinguish, turn off …   Combinatory dictionary

• extinguish — extinguishable, adj. extinguishment, n. /ik sting gwish/, v.t. 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence;… …   Universalium

• extinguish — ex|tin|guish [ıkˈstıŋgwıʃ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exstinguere, from stinguere to extinguish ] 1.) to make a fire or light stop burning or shining = ↑put out ▪ Please extinguish all cigarettes. ▪ Firemen were called to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• extinguish — UK [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms extinguish : present tense I/you/we/they extinguish he/she/it extinguishes present participle extinguishing past tense extinguished past participle extinguished 1) a) formal to make a fire or… …   English dictionary

• Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution …   Wikipedia

• light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …   Collocations dictionary

• light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …   English dictionary for students