estinguere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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