estuvimos extinguiendo
-we were extinguishing
Preterite progressive nosotros conjugation of extinguir.
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extinguir

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to quench)-to extinguish
Synonyms for extinguir
apagar
to turn off
apagarse
to go out
sofocar
to put out
agotar
to use up
extinguirse
to go out
matar
to tone down
Antonyms for extinguir
avivar
to stoke
encender
to light
incendiar
to set fire to
prender
to light
quemar
to burn
atizar
to stoke
encenderse
to turn on
llamear
to blaze
prender fuego a
to kindle
prenderse
to catch fire
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to eradicate)-to wipe out
Synonyms for extinguir
exterminar
to exterminate
arrasar
to raze to the ground
asolar
to devastate
destruir
to destroy
fulminar
to strike down
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to eliminate)-to put an end to
Synonyms for extinguir
rescindir
to rescind
abolir
to abolish
suprimir
to eliminate
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