Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin extinguere (possibly a semi-learned term). Doublet of stinguere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈstin.ɡwe.re/
  • Rhymes: -inɡwere
  • Hyphenation: e‧stìn‧gue‧re

Verb

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estìnguere (first-person singular present estìnguo, first-person singular past historic estìnsi, past participle estìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to put out, extinguish
  2. (transitive) to pay off (a debt)
  3. (transitive) to close (an account)
  4. (transitive) to quench
  5. (transitive) to slake

Conjugation

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