Extinguish and Lighting up

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Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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Lighting up is an antonym for extinguish.

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Extinguish is an antonym for lighting up in topics: illuminate, make light.

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Lighting up and Extinguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/lighting_up

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Lighting up or Extinguish. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/lighting_up.

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