Extinguish and Refuse

Extinguish

Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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

Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Extinguish and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Common collocations

life extinguish life refuse life
people extinguish people refuse people
times extinguish times refuse times
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