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Italian
Etymology
From Latin extinguere (possibly a semi-learned term). Doublet of stinguere.
Pronunciation
Verb
estìnguere (first-person singular present estìnguo, first-person singular past historic estìnsi, past participle estìnto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to put out, extinguish
- (transitive) to pay off (a debt)
- (transitive) to close (an account)
- (transitive) to quench
- (transitive) to slake
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