extinguir
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extinguir
- [ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ]
Rhymes with iɾ
Where it comes from
Se documenta por primera vez en 1420. Del latín exstinguĕre.
verb haber extinguido · extinguiendo · habiendo extinguido · extinguido · extinto · extingo
- Acabar con algo de forma que cese gradualmente, que desaparezca de a poco.
- Apagar lo que arde o brilla: el fuego, la luz, la llama.
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Acabar con la vigencia de una obligación o plazo.
Similar: prescribir
In English
- put out to extinguish (fire)
- douse put out; extinguish
- extinguish to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; to stop (light, etc.) from shining — see also
- smother to extinguish or deaden
- snuff out to extinguish
Talk about this word "extinguir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/extinguir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. extinguir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/extinguir "extinguir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/extinguir.Cite this
@misc{extinguir_2026,
title = {extinguir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/extinguir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
