What is another word for Extinguishment?

Pronunciation: [ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃmənt] (IPA)

Extinguishment is a term used to refer to the process of putting out a fire or other type of flame. There are many different synonyms for extinguishment, including suppression, quenching, dousing, smothering, snuffing out, stamping out, blowing out, and beating out. These words all describe the same process of stopping a fire from spreading and putting it out entirely. Other synonyms for extinguishment might include palliation, alleviation, mitigation, or abatement, which describe the process of reducing the intensity of some negative force rather than completely extinguishing it. Whether you are trying to put out a fire or make some other disruptive force less intense, there are many words to describe the process of extinguishment.

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Usage examples for Extinguishment

The chip was whirled round and round, nearer and nearer to the centre, until finally it was sucked under with a sudden Extinguishment.
"Swirling Waters"
Max Rittenberg
To the selfish natural mind, it is a 'hard saying' as you intimate, for obedience to the commandments requires the denial and rejection of self; and such a rejection seems like an Extinguishment of the very life.
"The Good Time Coming"
T. S. Arthur
The mark was not there previous to the Extinguishment of the light, for the whole company present had been informed that he would have chalk in his hand in order that he might give evidence to all present that he had been lifted up.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam

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