Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.
Usage example: the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Light
Light verb - To set (something) on fire.
Usage example: we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Geralt can also use some of his other signs in non-standard contexts; one of his sword finishers is toasting an enemy with a little fire, and he can use Igni to light or extinguish torches like a light switch.
- We see it used to light and extinguish fires, and even to heal a person from near death!
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In the source material it was purely an attack move, but in the movie we see it light and extinguish fires, and even heal a person from near death.
Source: Film / Dragonball Evolution
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