Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs
Pull down and extinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull down" instead a verb "Extinguish".
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Pull down
Pull down verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings
Extinguish and pull down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Pull down".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and extinguish
- crush and pull down
- subdue and extinguish
- subdue and pull down
- annihilate and extinguish
- annihilate and pull down
- smash and extinguish
- smash and pull down
- shatter and extinguish
- shatter and pull down
- demolish and extinguish
- demolish and pull down
- drop and extinguish
- drop and pull down
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