Meaning of the word extinguish in English

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extinguish

US /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
UK /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

Verb

1.

to stop a fire or a light burning:

Example:
It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
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