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Past tense for to extinguish a flame or fire

Past tense for to switch off, typically a light source

Past tense for to remove or destroy entirely

Past tense for to bring to an end, especially abruptly

Past tense for to surpass or eclipse in performance, standard or magnitude

Past tense for to suppress the speech or noise of

Past tense for to put an end to, especially formally

Past tense for to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

Past tense for to make less strong or intense

Past tense for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying

(smooth over) Past tense for to resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict

Past tense for to make dark, dim, or indistinct (by casting a shadow over)

No longer alight or in existence

No longer present or existing

Having been destroyed permanently

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Verb

Past tense for to extinguish a flame or fire

“The fabric and wood fueled the flames while fire units worked to extinguish the blaze.”

Verb

Past tense for to switch off, typically a light source

“The sensor will automatically extinguish the lights a predetermined time after the last motion is detected.”

Verb

Past tense for to remove or destroy entirely

wiped off the map

wiped off the face of the earth

wreaked havoc on

wiped from the face of the earth

razed to the ground

put out of commission

put the kibosh on

wrought havoc on

terminated with extreme prejudice

put out of action

cut a swath through

brought to naught

damaged beyond repair

put to the sword

reduced to rubble

interfered with

knocked to pieces

brought to an end

smashed to smithereens

reduced to ruins

reduced to nothing

committed genocide

burnt to a crisp

ethnically cleansed

given someone the works

run onto the rocks

sent to kingdom come

ended the life of

removed all traces of

destroyed by fire

wreaked havoc upon

crushed to smithereens

burned to a crisp

dashed to pieces

took the life of

sent to the gas chambers

brought to nothing

blown a hole in

wiped off face of earth

taken the life of

gave someone the works

brought to ruin

destroyed root and branch

reduced to ashes

ran onto the rocks

broken into pieces

broke into pieces

burnt to the ground

burned to the ground

made mincemeat of

pulled to pieces

blown to pieces

played merry hell with

caused detriment to

destabilized^US

broken to smithereens

broke to smithereens

smashed into smithereens

brought about the downfall of

destabilised^UK

handled roughly

caused a breach

flown into pieces

flew into pieces

played havoc with

ripped to pieces

moved in different directions

broken to pieces

broke to pieces

broke into tiny pieces

broken into tiny pieces

physically broke

physically broken

did mischief to

done mischief to

broke into fragments

broken into fragments

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

gone off with a bang

went off with a bang

taken off in all directions

took off in all directions

went separate ways

gone separate ways

gone in different directions

went in different directions

broken into two

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“When we destroy ecosystems and extinguish species, we degrade the greatest heritage this planet has to offer and thereby threaten our own existence.”

Verb

Past tense for to bring to an end, especially abruptly

brought to an end

brought to a close

pulled the plug on

brought to a conclusion

brought to an untimely end

put the kibosh on

called a halt to

brought to a halt

called it a day

nipped in the bud

come to a close

drawn to a close

drew to a close

brought to a stop

called it quits

brought to a standstill

knocked something on the head

come to a standstill

put a period to

came to a close

put the stopper on

pulled the plug

came to a standstill

ceased to exist

quit cold turkey

come to nothing

become obsolete

bitten the dust

stopped in your tracks

reached a standstill

come to a conclusion

stopped midstream

carried through

brought to fruition

setted the seal on

reached a finale

brought down curtain

missed the mark

tied up loose ends

failed to happen

stopped in full flow

turned your back on

became obsolete

came to nothing

closed the books

kicked the habit

interfered with

closed the door on

handed in resignation

come to the end

terminated the account

went down like a lead balloon

brought to a premature end

said goodbye to

left unfinished

gone down like a lead balloon

turned out badly

ground to a halt

come apart at the seams

drawn to a halt

came to a conclusion

knocking it off

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

came to the end

threw in the towel

thrown in the towel

gotten on the wagon

got on the wagon

forgotten about

fell by the wayside

fallen by the wayside

came apart at the seams

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“He sought to extinguish any further claims to sovereignty by the Sultan by another series of diplomatic negotiations.”

Verb

Past tense for to surpass or eclipse in performance, standard or magnitude

put in the shade

knocked spots off

run rings around

run circles around

ran rings around

wiped the floor with

run rings round

stood head and shoulders above

ran circles around

went one better than

gone one better than

had it all over

done better than

taken precedence

blew out of the water

gone one better

did better than

ran rings round

blown out of the water

went one better

took precedence

gotten upper hand

walked away from

outmanoeuvred^UK

got the better of

gotten the better of

outmaneuvered^US

left in the shade

scored points off

put the others in the shade

got further ahead of

gotten ahead of

got all the attention

attracted the most attention

exceeded in quantity

left in the dust

thrown into the shade

threw into the shade

had all eyes on one

pulled a fast one

made look pale by comparison

made mincemeat of

pipped at the post

had command over

brought someone to their knees

got the upper hand over

gained the advantage over

got one over on

stolen the show

stole the scene

stolen the scene

drawn away from

blown out of water

blew out of water

stolen a march on

stole a march on

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“If the success of his skeptical project cannot but extinguish the achievements of his naturalistic one, then we are inevitably left with a poorer account of Hume's philosophy.”

Verb

Past tense for to suppress the speech or noise of

decreased the volume

held your tongue

hushed one's mouth

decreased volume

clamped down on

sealed somebody's lips

kept the lid on

cracked down on

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“The real aim of the leadership is to extinguish any debate, discussion or analysis of the real issues.”

Verb

Past tense for to put an end to, especially formally

brought to an end

put the kibosh on

knocked something on the head

rendered null and void

declared invalid

declared null and void

rendered invalid

wiped slate clean

went back on your word

gone back on your word

pulled the plug on

called a halt to

made ineffective

turned thumbs down

did a U-turn on

done a U-turn on

forgotten about

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

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Verb

Past tense for to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

cracked down on

clamped down on

nipped in the bud

put the kibosh on

brought to an end

brought someone to their knees

interfered with

tranquilized^US

tranquillised^UK

wiped the floor with

walked all over

made mincemeat of

gained ascendancy over

got the upper hand over

gained the upper hand over

brought to naught

brought to screeching halt

gained mastery over

poured cold water on

gained control over

brought to ruin

drove underground

driven underground

got the better of

gotten the better of

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

got the upper hand

gotten the upper hand

put the stopper on

defended against

put a damper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

circumnavigated

stood in the way of

steered clear of

kept under control

took the edge off

taken the edge off

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

got under control

gotten under control

prevented publication

supervised communications

refused transmission

kept the lid on

dropped the iron curtain

made peace with

stemmed the flow of

defended yourself

smoothed someone's ruffled feathers

made less active

buried the hatchet

kissed and made up

brought to a stop

brought to a halt

cleared the air with

played for time

brought under control

imposed peace upon

restored harmony to

brought to a standstill

taken wind out of

took wind out of

took the bite out

took the sting out

taken the bite out

taken the sting out

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

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Verb

Past tense for to make less strong or intense

took the edge off

taken the edge off

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Verb

Past tense for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying

kept the lid on

bitten one's lip

kept under control

put the brakes on

kept a tight rein on

kept quiet about

internalized^US

internalised^UK

kept within bounds

swept under the carpet

stemmed the flow of

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put half nelson on

swept under the rug

tranquilized^US

setted limits on

imposed limits on

tranquillised^UK

kept feeling inside oneself

brought under control

kept under wraps

interfered with

brought to screeching halt

kept under your hat

gained mastery over

nipped in the bud

kept tight rein on

gained control over

stood in the way of

played for time

brought to a standstill

stopped something being overheard

done on the sly

hidden from view

drawn a veil over

drew a veil over

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Verb

(smooth over) Past tense for to resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict

Verb

Past tense for to make dark, dim, or indistinct (by casting a shadow over)

Adjective

No longer alight or in existence

no longer alight

Adjective

No longer present or existing

no longer existing

no longer extant

no longer known

a thing of the past

ancient history

dead as a doornail

as dead as a doornail

dead and buried

over and done with

pushing up daisies

no longer in use

out of business

out of commission

no longer current

no longer topical

bought the farm

no longer living

kicked the bucket

gave up the ghost

non-functioning

consigned to oblivion

fallen into disuse

having breathed one's last

not functioning

no longer in existence

down memory lane

out of circulation

down for the count

sunk in oblivion

out for the count

dead to the world

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Adjective

Having been destroyed permanently

falling down about one's ears

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