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extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

Traductions

extinctverb

extincted

Past Simple

extincted

Past Participle

extincting

Gerund

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

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

extinctadjective

more extinct

Comp.

most extinct

Super.

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

The saber-toothed tiger is an extinct species.

Саблезубый тигр — это исчезнувший вид.

The dodo is an extinct bird.

Додо — это вымершая птица.

Synonymes

Antonymes

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No longer active or burning, especially in reference to a volcano.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