Definition of extinguish

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Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor..

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Implacable :: Implacable (a.) Incapable of ebign relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable.
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst..
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire..
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano..
Water Engine :: Water engine () An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine..
Fireman :: Fireman (n.) A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company.
Extinction :: Extinction (n.) State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim..
Eclipse :: Eclipse (v. t.) To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster, honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into the shade by surpassing..
Quash :: Quash (v. t.) To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion..
Extinguishment :: Extinguishment (n.) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
Unextinguishable :: Unextinguishable (a.) Inextinguishable.
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
Inextinguishable :: Inextinguishable (a.) Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds..
Inextinguible :: Inextinguible (a.) Inextinguishable.
Extinction :: Extinction (n.) The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be extinguished.
Amortize :: Amortize (v. t.) To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) 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..
Curfew :: Curfew (n.) The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself..
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