Extinguish

Morpheme

Extinguish

Type

free base

Denotation

put out, quench, stifle

Etymology

Latin extinguere/exstinguere, from ex- + -stinguere

Evidence

extinguish, extinguishant, extinguishable, extinguished, extinguisher, extinguished, extinguishing

Notes

assimilation of ex- with <s>

See Also

Stingue, Ex, -ish