extinguishing

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Definition of extinguishing word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.

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