Extinguish and Spill

Extinguish

Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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

Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher

Spill

Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Extinguish and spill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Spill".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

lives extinguish lives spill lives
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