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Synonyms
ex·tin·guish (ĭk-stĭnǵgwĭsh)

[Latin exstinguere, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex–, + stinguere, to quench.]

transitive verb: -guished, -guish·ing, -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
    1. To settle or discharge (a debt).
    2. To nullify: extinguished their title to the property.
  5. Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).

derivatives

ex·tińguish·a·ble
adjective
ex·tińguish·ment
noun