In which sentence is the verb extinguish used incorrectly? The volcano's eruption extinguished all life in surrounding areas. Anthony hoped to extinguish himself by winning the debate competition. The firefighters extinguished the blaze before it spread to other buildings. An uprising by the army threatened to extinguish the newly formed government

Anthony hoped to extinguish himself by winning the debate competition.

Explanation:

The word "extinguish" is a term used to refer to a state of being completely destroyed or removed. In simple words, extinguish is used to refer to a state of complete removal.

In the given examples, the word extinguish is used incorrectly in the second sentence. This is because, saying that "Anthony hoped to extinguish himself" means he wants to be removed or even killed, which is absurd.

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.

explanation:

dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.