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extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

extinctverb

extincted

Past Simple

extincted

Past Participle

extincting

Gerund

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

Archaic, chiefly transitive verb meaning “to extinguish or cause to die out.”

Translations

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.

Definitions

(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

more extinct

Comp.

most extinct

Super.

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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No longer active or burning, especially in reference to a volcano.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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