2006-11-07 03:56:40 · 6 answers · asked by mammus007 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word you probably have in mind is EXTINCT, not extinguished. When something becomes extinct, it ceases to exist;you don't find it anywhere on the planet. Any living organism can become extinct. Dinosaurs, for example, have become extinct.
The word EXTINGUISH on the other hand is usually used along with the word "fire". When you extinguish a fire or a flame, you put it out.
2006-11-07 04:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time you would say this is if some animals burst into
flames and you turned the hose on them. You are thinking of
"exterminated" or "extinct".
2006-11-07 04:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extinquished would be like a fire that was put out. The fire was extinquished.
The term you are looking for is extinct. The animal is now extinct.
2006-11-07 04:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by koral2800 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If some of the animals were on fire and you put them out, then yes...
Otherwise I think the term you're looking for is "extinct".
2006-11-07 04:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by bandit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as some of them are still on fire, yes.
2006-11-07 04:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by mmd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, ......have become extinct
2006-11-07 03:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋