This is the 4249th most frequent Catalan word.
extingir
To extinguish or put out.
Usage here refers to the literal action of extinguishing or putting out a fire.
Hem d'extingir el foc abans que es propagui.
We must extinguish the fire before it spreads.
Usage here is metaphorical, indicating the elimination of abstract concepts like inequalities.
La societat ha d'extingir les desigualtats per avançar.
Society must extinguish inequalities to advance.
Usage here is in the reflexive form 'extingir-se', referring to the concept of becoming extinct.