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extinguished

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt// UK //ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt// ex·tin·guished

adj. no longer burning or active. You use this to describe a fire that has gone out or a feeling that has completely disappeared.

adj. having been put out or quenched; no longer in a state of combustion or activity. Often used in a participial sense to describe the cessation of light, heat, or intense emotion.


SIMPLE

The campfire is now extinguished and safe to leave.

CONTEXTUAL

Once the fire department arrived, the flames were quickly extinguished before they could reach the neighboring house.

COMPLEX

The hope that had sustained the refugees for months was suddenly extinguished when the border crossing was permanently closed by the military.

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Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'remain'.

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