restinguo

Latin

Etymology

  • re- +‎ stinguō

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    restinguō (present infinitive restinguere, perfect active restīnxī, supine restīnctum); third conjugation

    1. to put out, quench or extinguish
    2. to annihilate
    3. (figuratively) to allay, mitigate
      Synonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, mānsuēfaciō, permulceō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mītigō, plācō, commītigō, compōnō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō
      Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō

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    References

    • restinguo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • restinguo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
    • restinguo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • restinguo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to damp, chill enthusiasm: ardorem animi restinguere
      • to stifle, drown one's hatred: odium restinguere, exstinguere
      • to calm one's anger: iram restinguere, sedare