Extinguish(v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
Extinguish(v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
Extinguishable(a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.
Extinguished(imp. & p. p.) of Extinguish
Extinguisher(n.) One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
Extinguishing(p pr. & vb. n.) of Extinguish
Extinguishment(n.) The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
Extinguishment(n.) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
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