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Extinguish

Extinguish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Extinguish? [v] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [v] put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" [v] extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [v] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Extinguish: annihilate \| carry off \| crush out \| decimate \| eliminate \| eradicate \| press out \| quench \| snuff out \| stub out \| wipe out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Extinguish: abate \| abolish \| abscind \| adumbrate \| amputate \| annihilate \| asphyxiate \| ban \| banish \| bar \| blot out \| blow out \| bob \| bottle up \| call off \| cancel \| censor \| choke \| choke off \| clamp down on \| clip \| complete \| cork \| cork up \| crack down on \| crop \| crush \| cull \| cut \| cut away \| cut off \| cut out \| damp \| damp down \| delete \| destroy \| dim \| dispose of \| do away with \| dock \| douse \| drop the curtain \| drown \| eclipse \| eliminate \| end off \| enucleate \| eradicate \| except \| excise \| exclude \| expunge \| exterminate \| extirpate \| fake out \| finalize \| finish \| fold up \| gag \| get it over \| get over with \| get through with \| give the quietus \| hold down \| isolate \| jump on \| kayo \| keep down \| keep under \| kibosh \| kill \| knock off \| knock out \| KO \| lop \| mutilate \| muzzle \| nip \| nullify \| obliterate \| obscure \| out \| outdo \| overshadow \| pare \| peel \| perfect \| pick out \| polish off \| pour water on \| prune \| put down \| put out \| put paid to \| put to shame \| quash \| quell \| quench \| remove \| repress \| root out \| rule out \| scrag \| set apart \| set aside \| shave \| shear \| shoot down \| show up \| shut down on \| silence \| sit down on \| sit on \| slack \| smash \| smother \| snuff \| snuff out \| squash \| squelch \| stamp out \| stanch \| stifle \| strangle \| strike off \| strip \| strip off \| stultify \| subdue \| suffocate \| suppress \| take off \| take out \| throttle \| trample out \| trample underfoot \| truncate \| turn off \| turn out \| uproot \| wipe \| wipe out \| zap See Also \| black out \| do away with \| douse \| end \| get rid of \| kill \| put out \| put out \| smother \| stamp \| terminate Extinguish In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extinguished}; p pr. & vb. n. {Extinguishing}.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See {Distinguish}, {Finish}.] 1. 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. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. --Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. --Blackstone. 2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor. Natural graces that extinguish art. --Shak .

Extinguish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extinguish?

[v] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
[v] put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
[v] extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
[v] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"

Extinguish In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extinguished}; p
pr. & vb. n. {Extinguishing}.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere;
ex out + stinguere to quench. See {Distinguish}, {Finish}.]
1. 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.

         A light which the fierce winds have no power to
         extinguish.                           --Prescott.

         This extinguishes my right to the reversion.
                                               --Blackstone.

2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.

         Natural graces that extinguish art.   --Shak
   .

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