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extinct

UK
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
US
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

Translations

extinctverb
extincted
Past Simple
extincted
Past Participle
extincting
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
US
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
Archaic, chiefly transitive verb meaning “to extinguish or cause to die out.”
éteindreEmploi archaïque.
The watchman carefully extincted the lanterns before dawn.
Le veilleur éteignit soigneusement les lanternes avant l’aube.
Additional translations
anéantirEmploi archaïque, au sens de détruire complètement.
extinctadjective
more extinct
Comp.
most extinct
Super.
UK
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
US
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
éteintSe dit d’une espèce disparue ou d’un volcan inactif.
The dodo is an extinct bird that once lived on the island of Mauritius.
Le dodo est un oiseau éteint qui vivait autrefois sur l’île Maurice.
Additional translations
disparuDans le sens d’espèce ou de forme de vie qui n’existe plus.
Synonyms
nonexistent
lost
obsolete
defunct
vanished
dead
disappeared
Antonyms
existing
alive
extant

Definitions

extinctverb
(archaic) To cause (something) to become extinct; to annihilate or destroy completely.
Unsustainable hunting practices could extinct an entire species.
(archaic) To put out or extinguish (a flame, light, etc.).
The watchman carefully extincted the lanterns before dawn.
extinctadjective
No longer in existence; having died out or ceased to exist.
The dodo is an extinct bird that once lived on the island of Mauritius.
No longer active or burning, especially in reference to a volcano.
The extinct volcano has not erupted for thousands of years.
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