Definition of Extingoish
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
- to destroy or abolish something
She extinguished all my hopes.
- to obscure or eclipse something
The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.
- (psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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