Extinguish and Fire up

Opposite meaning terms

Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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Fire up is an antonym for extinguish.

Fire up verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

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Extinguish is an antonym for fire up in topics: anger, offend, excite.

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