Definition of extinguish

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

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Quench :: Quench (v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
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..
Inextinguishable :: Inextinguishable (a.) Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds..
Extinguisher :: Extinguisher (n.) One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle..
Amortize :: Amortize (v. t.) To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be extinguished.
Restinguish :: Restinguish (v. t.) To quench or extinguish.
Inextinguishably :: Inextinguishably (adv.) So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.
Hydropult :: Hydropult (n.) A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc..
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..
Quenchless :: Quenchless (a.) Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury..
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst..
Inextinguible :: Inextinguible (a.) Inextinguishable.
Calyptra :: Calyptra (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body..
Foreclosure :: Foreclosure (n.) The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire..
Extinguishable :: Extinguishable (a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed..
Extinguishment :: Extinguishment (n.) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
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