Extinguish and Setting fire

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Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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Setting fire is an antonym for extinguish.

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Extinguish is an antonym for setting fire in topics: start on fire, start a fire, cause to burn.

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Setting fire and Extinguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/setting_fire

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