Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.
Jettison and extinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jettison" instead a verb "Extinguish".
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Jettison
Jettison verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
Extinguish and jettison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Jettison".
Nearby Words: jettisoned, jettisoning
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- annihilate and extinguish
- annihilate and jettison
- eliminate and extinguish
- eliminate and jettison
- drop and extinguish
- drop and jettison
- exterminate and extinguish
- exterminate and jettison
- get rid of and extinguish
- get rid of and jettison
- abolish and extinguish
- abolish and jettison
- cancel and extinguish
- cancel and jettison
Common collocations
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