Extinguish and Interrupt

Extinguish

Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

Interrupt and extinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interrupt" instead a verb "Extinguish".

Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher

Interrupt

Interrupt verb - To cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion.

Extinguish and interrupt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Interrupt".

Common collocations

people extinguish people interrupt people
abilities extinguish abilities interrupt abilities
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