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extinguishing

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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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Noun1.extinguishingextinguishing - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
quenching, extinction
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"


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At that moment the mysterious illumination suddenly flared to an intense, an almost blinding splendor, flushing the entire sky, extinguishing the stars and throwing the monstrous shadow of himself athwart the landscape.
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Sawest thou not how often they became dumb when thou approachedst them, and how their energy left them like the smoke of an extinguishing fire?
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I had serious thoughts of getting a pitcher of water and extinguishing that light too; but it was evident his curiosity was too keenly excited to be quenched by that, and the more I manifested my anxiety to baffle his scrutiny, the greater would be his determination to persist in it besides it was too late.
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