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Extinguishable

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ex·tin·guish  (k-stnggwsh)
tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es
1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench.
2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish.
3. To obscure; eclipse.
4. Law
a. To settle or discharge (a debt).
b. To nullify: extinguished their title to the property.
5. Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).
[Latin exstinguere : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + stinguere, to quench; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·tinguish·a·ble adj.
ex·tinguish·ment n.
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Adj.1.extinguishable - capable of being extinguished or killed; "an extinguishable fire"; "hope too is extinguishable"
inextinguishable - difficult or impossible to extinguish; "an inextinguishable flame"; "an inextinguishable faith"
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