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Extinguishment

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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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The apportionment, in the first instance, and the progressive extinguishment afterward, would be alike productive of ill-humor and animosity.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Grant,” cried Richard, who had been directing the extinguishment of the fires and other little necessary duties, and who approached in time to hear the close of the divine’s speech.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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